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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...t utility vehicle|SUV]], see [[Ford Expedition]] (especially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For th...
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
8: ...Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...fonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]]) - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...A cousin to [[Gustav III of Sweden]] and [[Charles XIII of Sweden]], Catherine exemplified an "[[enl...
4: == Life before becoming empress ==
5: ...er, on [[July 17]], [[1762]], Peter died from illness, but is rumored to have been killed by Catherine...
7: == Internal policies ==
9: ...s. A legislative commission representing all classes except the [[serf]]s was created to make this doc... - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
1: ...s.jpg|thumb|270px|H.I.M. Yelizaveta Petrovna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias (1709-62)]]
3: ...[[St Petersburg]]. Generally, she was one of the best loved Russian monarchs, because she didn't allow...
5: ==Life before becoming Empress==
7: Elizabeth, the youngest daughter of [[Peter the Great]] and [[Catherine ...
9: ...es with more fluency than accuracy. From her earliest years she delighted every one by her extraordina... - Tectonic plate (1989 bytes)
1: ...:Tectonic plates.png|thumb|350px|The tectonic plates of the world were mapped in the second half of th...
2: ...seven major tectonic plates and many more minor ones.
4: ...') and continental crust (''sial''). Under both lies a relatively plastic layer of the Earth's [[Mantl...
6: ...ca]]. The two types of crust also differ in thickness, with continental crusts considerably thicker th...
8: ...n the plates creates [[mountain]]s and [[volcano]]es, as well as giving rise to [[earthquake]]s and ot... - Plate tectonics (27764 bytes)
3: ...anic trench]] formation occur along plate boundaries (most notably around the so-called "[[Pacific Rin...
6: ...:Tectonic plates.png|thumb|380px|The tectonic plates of the world were mapped in the second half of th...
7: == Key principles ==
8: ...dity of the asthenosphere allows the tectonic plates to undergo motion in different directions.
10: ...ire]] being most active and famous. These boundaries are discussed in further detail below. - Eurasia (4541 bytes)
3: ...ns of or affairs concerning the [[post-Soviet states]].
5: ...ty of Eurasian animals and plants suitable for domesticaion.
7: ...]] relationships between European and Asian cultures of antiquity, which had long been thought of as d...
9: ...ough ''Asia'' contains multiple regions and cultures as large and populous as Europe, and as different...
11: ... much of [[South Europe]], [[South Asia]], and [[West Asia]] as historically closer to each other than... - Eurasian Plate (848 bytes)
1: [[Image:Tectonic plates.png|thumb|300px|The Eurasian plate is shown in gr...
2: ...herskiy Range]] in East [[Siberia]]. It extends westward to the [[Mid-Atlantic Ridge]].
4: ...d the [[Indo-Australian Plate]] to the east. The westerly side is a [[divergent boundary]] with the No... - North American Plate (1264 bytes)
1: [[Image:Tectonic plates.png|thumb|right|300px|The North American plate is...
2: ... and westward to the [[Cherskiy Range]] in East [[Siberia]].
6: ...de is a boundary with the [[Cocos Plate]] to the west and the [[Caribbean Plate]] to the east.
8: The westerly side is a [[convergent boundary]] with the s...
10: ...eas Fault. The Juan de Fuca, Cocos, and Nazca Plates are the remains of the Farallon Plate. - Asia (16910 bytes)
6: ...ccording to others, through the [[Kuma-Manych Depression]]), the [[Caspian Sea]], the [[Ural River]] (...
12: ...t (Asia) is the land of the rising sun where the west (Europe) is the land of the setting sun.
14: ...eek]] term given originally to the plains of [[Ephesus]] in [[Anatolia]], and later to the lands beyon...
24: ...tal country]] for details about the borderline cases between Asia and Europe, Asia and Africa and Asia...
32: *[[Southwest Asia]] (or West Asia) - Kazakhstan (26806 bytes)
1: ...]], and the [[Central Asia|Central Asian]] countries [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Uzbekistan]] and [[Turkmenista...
3: ... sq km (16 per sq mi). Population in [[2005]] was estimated at 15,100,500 [http://www.stat.kz/en/info/...
9: ...9;ахстан<br>(Respublika Kazakhstan)'''</big>
34: | '''Largest city'''
37: | '''[[President of Kazakhstan|President]]''' - Kyrgyzstan (23226 bytes)
1: ...tion of 2005|revolution]] and President Akayev's resignation on [[April 4]], [[2005]], and the politic...
3: <!-- WikiProject Countries Infobox; scroll down to edit content-->
6: native_name = (Kyrgyzskaya respublika) |
13: official_languages = [[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]], [[Russian lan...
17: ...r_titles = [[President of Kyrgyzstan|President]]<br> [[Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan|Prime M... - Ukraine (22193 bytes)
1: ...he west, [[Romania]] and [[Moldova]] to the southwest and the [[Black Sea]] to the south.
3: ...n]], and the republic's present borders were only established in [[1954]]. It became independent once ...
26: | '''[[President of Ukraine|President]]''' || [[Viktor Yushchenko]]
30: ...nbsp; Total<br> % water || [[List of countries by area|ranked 43rd]]<br>[[1 E11 m2|603,700 km?]]...
32: ...[Population density|Density]] || [[List of countries by population|ranked 25th]]<br>47,732,079<br>80/k... - Wolverine (3928 bytes)
11: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''gulo'''''}}
15: ...ed in the [[genus]] '''''Gulo'''''. Two [[subspecies]] are recognised, the [[Old World]] form ''Gulo g...
17: ...n danger in some regions. It is generally not aggressive towards humans, preferring to avoid human con...
19: ...specially male wolverines, require large home ranges. The wolverine is still trapped for its fur in so...
21: ..., which delays the development of the fetus. Females often will not produce young when food is not abu... - Mammoth (4333 bytes)
14: ... with long curved [[tusks]] and, in northern species, a covering of long hair. They inhabited the nort...
16: ...mmoths have been found in the northern parts of [[Siberia]].
18: ...ly defrosted mammoths in order to revive the species.
20: ...a]], and were an article of trade for many centuries.
22: ...und on [[Wrangel Island]] off the east coast of [[Siberia]]. They became extinct only at about [[20th centu... - Geologic time scale (26014 bytes)
1: ...uses the standard color codes of the [[United States Geologic Survey]].
3: ...se of the [[dinosaur]]s and of many marine [[species]].
7: ... general there are far more recognized faunal stages than defined geologic time units.
9: ...]] and [[Botomian]] stages in [[East Asia]] and [[Siberia]]. It is a key aspect of the work of the Interna...
13: ... appearances; 3) The strata of any given area represented only part of the Earth's long history. - Cereal (6537 bytes)
2: ...he Roman goddess of grain, ''[[Ceres (goddess)|Ceres]]''. [[Staple food]] grains are often called ''[...
10: ...he cereal crops are (in approximate order of greatest annual production):
13: ...]], [[South America]], and [[Africa]] and of [[livestock]] worldwide; called "corn" in North America
15: ...d in Asia and Africa and popular worldwide for livestock
16: ...[rye]] and [[triticale]], important in cold climates - History of California (38344 bytes)
3: Although the present-day State of [[California]] has been occupied ...
5: ...est primarily populated by [[missionary|missionaries]] and fur trappers, to a land of opportunity and ...
7: ...ield of [[California Poppy|California golden poppies]] ''circa'' [[1910]].]]
11: ... California|Santa Rosa Island]] are among the traces of a very early inhabitation, dated to the last [...
13: ...]] foothills collected [[acorn]]s from [[oak]] trees, ground them, and leached out the acidic [[tannin... - Atmospheric pressure (6841 bytes)
1: ...ressure in northern Germany (black curve is air pressure)]]
2: ...e [[weight]] of [[air]]. ''Standard atmospheric pressure'' (''atm'') is discussed in the next section.
4: ...within the mass, creating areas of high and low pressure.
6: ...are above. Therefore, atmospheric pressure decreases with increasing altitude.
9: == Standard atmospheric pressure== - Garlic (12167 bytes)
1: ...ily (biology)|family]] [[Alliaceae]]. The word comes to us from Old English ''gārlēac'', mea...
3: ...es. Because of its strong odor, garlic is sometimes called the "[[stinking rose]]".
8: ... These shoots are often pickled in Russia and states of the Caucasus and eaten as an appetizer. A comm...
10: ...ich are 10 or 12 cloves, or smaller bulbs. From these new bulbs can be procured by planting out in lat...
12: ....com/garlic.htm#grow Selfsufficientish.com] provides the following growing instructions: - Deer (6737 bytes)
12: About 15 in 4 subfamilies.
14: ...er of broadly similar animals, from related families within the [[order (biology)|order]] [[Artiodacty...
16: ... and "The Red Hart" are common English [[pub]] names.
18: ...dent [[Theodore Roosevelt]]) have been largely domesticated since the late 1960s and are common farm a...
22: ... [[Water Deer]], for example, is a new world species but is found only in [[China]] and [[Korea]].
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