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- Borneo (3249 bytes)
1: ... archipelago]] and [[Indonesia]]. Borneo is considered part of the geographic region of [[Southeast A...
5: Borneo is surrounded by the [[South China Sea]] to the north and nort...
6: ]To the west of Borneo are the [[Malay Peninsula]] and [[Sumatra]]. To ...
8: Borneo's highest point is [[Mount Kinabalu]] in [[Sabah]...
12: Borneo is divided politically into:
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- Rhododendron (3464 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color=lightgreen | name= ''Rhododendron''}}
2: ...ic-domain-20040617.jpg|250px]] | caption = ''Rhododendron ponticum''}}
9: {{Taxobox genus entry | taxon = '''''Rhododendron''''' }}
17: *''Rhododendron''
24: ... and series. These subgenera can be basically divided into four groups: - Continent (6440 bytes)
2: ...king Alexandria as a [[prime meridian]], they divided the ''oikoumene'' or habitable earth into three ...
13: Geographers and historians find it useful to define larger land masses connected with a [[land br...
18: ...ss_section_Earth2.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
19: ...the Americas. These land masses are usually considered [[supercontinent]]s rather than continents, th...
21: ...inent. In the same manner, historians may subdivide Africa-Eurasia into Eurasia-[[North Africa]] and ... - Indo-Australian Plate (2019 bytes)
3: ...ndia]] with [[China]] and [[Nepal]]. It is subdivided into two plates along a low active boundary: the...
5: ...]], and the [[Tonga]] and [[Kermadec Islands|Kermadec]] [[island arc]]s. [[New Zealand]] lies along th...
7: ...e [[African Plate]] to the south. The northerly side of the Indian Plate is a [[convergent boundary]] ...
9: ...st of [[Indonesia]]n islands of [[Sumatra]] and [[Borneo]]. - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: ...auritania]] are the only countries not to use a [[decimal currency]].
6: native_name = Republique de Madagascar <br> Repoblikan'i Madagasikara |
17: ... = [[List of Presidents of Madagascar|President]] <br> [[List of Prime Ministers of Madagascar|...
18: leader_names = [[Marc Ravalomanana]] <br> [...
22: area_magnitude = 1 E11 | - Brunei (7197 bytes)
1: ... the [[South China Sea]], it is completely surrounded by [[East Malaysia]].
4: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
8: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
13: ...ign="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Brunei|In Detail]])
32: <br /> - [[Population density|Density]] - Indonesia (12958 bytes)
12: ...]]: Unity in Diversity) <br> [[ideology|National ideology]]: [[Pancasila Indonesia]]|
17: government_type= Democratic [[republic]] |
18: ...r_titles = [[List of Presidents of Indonesia|President]] |
19: leader_names = [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] |
21: area_magnitude = 1_E10 | - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
1: ...ia]]. It consists of two geographical regions divided by the [[South China Sea]]:
3: ...sular Malaysia, Malay Peninsula) shares a land border on the north with [[Thailand]] and is [[Johor#Li...
5: ... is bordered to the south by [[Indonesia]] and borders the Sultanate of [[Brunei]] on the east, south,...
7: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
12: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - Sun Bear (4617 bytes)
14: ...mage:P1107163bear.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
25: ...of nuisance bears is a major cause for the recent decline in the sun bear [[population]], as well as [...
26: ...mage:P1107148bear.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
27: ...coconuts. Much of the sun bear's [[food]] must be detected using their keen sense of [[smell]] as thei...
31: ... euryspilus''), found only on the [[island]] of [[Borneo]]. - Cave (10592 bytes)
2: [[image:Lavacaveexit.jpg|thumb|300px|The outside world viewed from a cave]]
3: ...aylight; however, in popular usage, the term includes smaller spaces like cliff cavities, rock shelter...
11: ...ols down and becomes hard. The lava now flows inside its crust, until the eruption ends.
12: The liquid lava inside the crust flows out and leaves a hollow tube.
13: ...[Kazumura Cave]] near [[Hilo]] is the longest and deepest lava tube of the world and also the eighth l... - World War II (58065 bytes)
4: ...er of debate. On which date the war began is also debated, cited as either the German [[Polish Septemb...
6: ...il [[Japanese Instrument of Surrender|Japan surrendered]] on [[15 August]] [[1945]] ([[V-J Day]]).
8: ...Strategic bombing|bombing of civilians]] to a new degree. [[Atomic weapon]]s, [[jet aircraft]], and [[...
10: ...d States' military occupation of Japan led to its democratization, and China came to split into the Co...
16: ...ed in the war, more or less voluntarily, on the side of the power that in their neighbourhood was the ... - Continental shelf (2503 bytes)
1: The '''continental shelf''' is the extended perimeter of each [[continent]], which is covere...
3: ...ies. It may be as shallow as 30 [[metre|m]] or as deep as 600 m.
5: ... out. If [[anoxic]] conditions in the sedimentary deposits prevail, the shelves may in [[geologic time...
7: ...ww.un.org/law/ilc/texts/contsh.htm] partly superseded by the 1982 United Nations [[Law of the Sea|Conv... - Orangutan (5406 bytes)
10: ...main Etienne de la Ville, Comte de Lacepede|Lacepede]] | date = [[1799]]}}
18: ...'''Ponginae''', although that subfamily also includes the extinct ''Gigantopithecus'' and ''Sivapithec...
20: ...d east Borneo, and ''P. p. wurmbii'' in southwest Borneo.
23: ...pping of baby orangutans for sale into the pet trade; the trappers usually kill the mother to steal th...
25: ...utan cultures (see external link 1 below for more details). Although orangutans are generally passive,... - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
1: ...rm has been used to refer to raids across land borders by non-state actors. Piracy should be distingu...
3: == Definition ==
4: ...09-04-09 |accessdate=2009-04-09 |publisher=[[Open Democracy]]}}</ref>
10: ...liament/2587/trade.html Phoenician Economy and Trade].</ref> By the 1st century BC, there were pirate ...
12: ...ued and captured the pirates, and had them put to death. - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
5: ...ita, Magellan had two siblings: his brother Diogo de Sousa, named after his grandmother, and his siste...
9: ...5]] he was sent to [[India]] to install Francisco de Almeida as a Portuguese [[viceroy]] there and est...
13: ...everal medals, Magellan was accused of illegal trade with the Islamic [[Moors]]. He had also been invo...
15: ...ame from "''Fern㯠de Magalh㥳''" to "''Fernando de Magallanes''."
20: ...he ear of Charles and the powerful Juan Rodriguez de Fonseca, bishop of [[Burgos]] and the persistent ... - Hinduism (49198 bytes)
6: ...th approximately 940 [[million]] followers worldwide, 96 percent of whom live in the [[Indian subconti...
15: ...not claim sole understanding of the one [[transcendental]] Truth.
17: ... the Hindu, this idea has been an active force in defining the 'Eternal Dharma.'[http://www.ramakrishn...
19: ...n [[Moksha]], the end of the cycle of rebirth and death.
23: ...nu]] (the Preserver of worlds) and [[Shiva]] (the Destroyer of worlds). - Equator (3944 bytes)
3: ...sphere]]. The [[latitude]] of the equator is 0 by definition. The length of [[Earth]]'s equator is abo...
8: ...and September equinox, the Earth's northern latitudes are inclined towards the Sun up to a point known...
9: ...|250px| Kenya Africa, the equator marked on the sides of road]]
10: ...et throughout the year, although seasons can vary depending on a variety of factors including elevatio...
12: ...er ''i'', no third letter is added to its climate designation. - Sumatra (5388 bytes)
6: ...d by the [[Straits of Malacca]]. To the east is [[Borneo]], across the [[Karimata Strait]]. West of the is...
8: ...stance around the [[Lake Toba]]. It also contains deposits of coal and gold.
10: ...a. It produces [[oil]] "from above the soil and underneath", the [[Oil palm|palm oil]] and [[petroleum...
12: ...nce. Conservation areas have not been spared from destruction, either.
19: ...racy|thalassocratic]], a maritime power that extended its influence from island to island. - Tapir (3426 bytes)
18: ...metres long, stand about a metre high at the shoulder, and weigh between 150 and 300 kg.
20: ... from as long as 55 million years ago contain a wide range of tapir-like animals. Their closest relati...
22: ... widespread, only four species endured into the modern world: three in [[Central America|Central]] and...
25: ...akes or rivers spend a good deal of time in and under the water, feeding on soft marine vegetation and...
27: ...r species react to hunting pressure by retreating deeper into inaccessible regions and becoming more n... - Asian Elephant (3677 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Proboscidea]]}}
16: ...eft|250px|Asian Elephants in Thailand. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
17: ...rom their African relatives. Including a more rounded back than the African, two "fingers" at the tip ...
19: ...ut damage crops and may enter villages to raid gardens.
21: ...males, or females with nearby young, are best avoided. - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
4: ...38]]. Fully aware of the likely reaction, he confided only in close friends and researched to meet ant...
6: ...nts and animals, now including mankind in ''[[The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex]]'' ...
12: ''For details see [[Charles Darwin's education]].''
17: ... was only eight and the next year he became a boarder at the ''[[Shrewsbury School]]''. After finishin...
19: ...ation'' Charles saw [[John James Audubon]] give a demonstration of his method of using wires to prop u...
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