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• Dallas (Texas) - geography.

  VI RECREATION Dallas contains more than 400 parks that cover a total of about 20,000 hectares (about 50,000 acres). Notable parks include Marsalis Park, which contains the DallasZoo, and the parks surrounding White Rock Lake, Bachman Lake, and Lake Cliff. City-owned greenbelts parallel White Rock Creek, Turtle Creek, and the Trinity River.Fair Park contains a number of museums, the city aquarium, and the Cotton Bowl stadium (the site of the annual Cotton Bowl college football game), as well as...

• San Diego - geography.

  Qualcomm Stadium is the home of the San Diego Chargers, playing major league football. PETCO Park is the home of the San Diego Padres, playing major leaguebaseball. Major sporting events in the city include a professional golf tournament in February, hydroplane races on Mission Bay in late summer, and the Holiday Bowlpostseason college football game in December. VI ECONOMY The total value of all the goods and services produced in San Diego make it one of the most powerful economies in the worl...

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• Sizilien - geographie.

  oströmischen/byzantinischen Kaisers Justinian I., des Großen, Sizilien und nachfolgend Italien. Unter byzantinischer Herrschaft wurde Sizilien zu einem zentralenHandelsplatz im Mittelmeer. Das von Justinian geschaffene Verwaltungssystem förderte die Selbständigkeit Siziliens im Rahmen der zu Byzanz gehörigen Gebiete Italiens,so dass die weltlichen und kirchlichen Großgrundbesitzer – die römische Kirche war durch Schenkungen zum größten Grundherrn auf Sizilien aufgestiegen – ihreMachtstellung aus...

• Pennsylvania - geography.

  B Rivers and Lakes There are three major river basins in Pennsylvania: the Susquehanna, the Ohio, and the Delaware. Together they drain more than 90 percent of Pennsylvania’s landarea. Most of eastern and central Pennsylvania is drained by the Susquehanna and Delaware systems. The western part of the state is drained by the Allegheny andMonongahela rivers, which join at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio. In addition to the three major river basins, short streams flowing into Lake Erie drain the north...

• Pennsylvania - USA History.

  B Rivers and Lakes There are three major river basins in Pennsylvania: the Susquehanna, the Ohio, and the Delaware. Together they drain more than 90 percent of Pennsylvania’s landarea. Most of eastern and central Pennsylvania is drained by the Susquehanna and Delaware systems. The western part of the state is drained by the Allegheny andMonongahela rivers, which join at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio. In addition to the three major river basins, short streams flowing into Lake Erie drain the north...

• Texas - geography.

  D Climate Eastern Texas has a humid subtropical climate, while a semiarid low latitude climate prevails in central areas, and an arid low latitude climate in the extreme west. Alongthe coast the climate is much milder, with fewer extremes in temperatures. Hurricanes sometimes hit the coastal areas of Texas from late July through September, andtornadoes are common in north-central Texas in April and May. D1 Temperature Summers are hot throughout the state, and temperatures exceeding 35°C (95°F)...

• Texas - USA History.

  D Climate Eastern Texas has a humid subtropical climate, while a semiarid low latitude climate prevails in central areas, and an arid low latitude climate in the extreme west. Alongthe coast the climate is much milder, with fewer extremes in temperatures. Hurricanes sometimes hit the coastal areas of Texas from late July through September, andtornadoes are common in north-central Texas in April and May. D1 Temperature Summers are hot throughout the state, and temperatures exceeding 35°C (95°F)...

• Asie. 1 PRÉSENTATION Asie, continent du monde, regroupant 46 pays répartis sur six

  On pourrait comparer le cœur du massif montagneux de l’Asie à une gigantesque roue, dont les rayons sont formés par de grands cours d’eau qui s’écoulent dans toutes lesdirections. Sept d’entre eux figurent parmi les douze plus longs fleuves du monde. Prenant naissance au nord et au nord-est du massif, la Lena, l’Ienisseï et l’Ob se jettentdans l’océan Arctique. Ils ont auparavant traversé de larges plaines alluviales. Vers l’ouest, des rivières comme l’Ili, le Syr-Daria et l’Amou-Daria dévalent...

• Bulgarien - geographie.

  Als Minderheiten sind Muslime (etwa 15 Prozent), Katholiken, Protestanten und Juden vertreten. 3.2. 1 Feiertage Gesetzliche Feiertage sind Neujahr (1. Januar), der Nationalfeiertag für Frieden und Unabhängigkeit (3. März), der Tag der Arbeit (1. Mai), der Tag der bulgarischen Kulturund Wissenschaft (24. Mai) sowie Weihnachten (25. Dezember). Am 24. Mai feiern die Bulgaren nicht nur die wissenschaftlichen und kulturellen Leistungen ihres Landes,sondern ehren auch die beiden Heiligen Kyrillos und...

• Handel.

  ein durch den Seehandel: Im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert verminderten leistungsfähigere Handelsschiffe die Kosten für den Transport großer, sperriger Ladungen über langeStrecken. So konnte in großem Umfang Getreide von der Ostsee in die Niederlande und andere Teile Europas importiert werden. Um 1500 wurde durch die EntdeckungAmerikas sowie des Seeweges nach Indien die Basis für den Überseehandel geschaffen. Die begehrten Güter aus Asien („Ostindien”), vor allem Gewürze, konnten nun zuniedrigeren Prei...

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• Exhibitions and Expositions.

  A Louisiana Purchase Exposition In 1904, St. Louis, Missouri, organized an exposition in celebration of the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase. The exposition, which cost about $20 million, attractedalmost 20 million persons and showed a profit of about $25 million. B Panama-Pacific International Exposition The Panama-Pacific International Exposition was held in San Francisco in 1915 to celebrate the construction and opening of the Panama Canal. More than $50 millionwas spent on this exposit...

• São Paulo.

  aéronautique et spatiale brésilienne, São Jose dos Campos. Le premier État industriel et tertiaire du pays est aussi le premier État agricole : l'agriculture, plus moderne et plus productive que partout ailleurs au Brésil, s'appuie ici sur un puissant complexe industriel agroalimentaire (machines, engrais, produits phytosanitaires, transformation des produits bruts). Au café, fondement historique de la richesse de l'État, s'ajoutent les grandes exploitations de coton, de canne...

• Lesotho - geographie.

  Landwirtschaft oder als Hausangestellte beschäftigt werden. Etwa 38 Prozent der männlichen Arbeitskräfte sind in Südafrika tätig. Wegen der Wirtschaftskrise und desgleichzeitig sinkenden Goldpreises verloren viele Sotho Ende der achtziger Jahre in Südafrika ihren Arbeitsplatz, so dass die Zahl der dort beschäftigten Arbeitskräfte weitniedriger war als in vorangegangenen Jahren. Ende der siebziger und Anfang der achtziger Jahre gingen etwa die Hälfte aller männlichen Arbeitskräfte Lesothos in Süd...

• France (histoire)

• Rio de Janeiro (city) - geography.

  were coronated; and Our Lady of Candelária Church, thought by some to be the city’s most beautiful church. Another building of interest is the Imperial Palace, located several blocks west of Santos Dumont Airport. Originally constructed as Brazil’s colonial governor’s capitol in1743, it was converted to the royal palace during the city’s period as an imperial capital. It has recently been restored and now houses a cultural center. Otherimpressive 19th-century palaces include Itamaraty and Catete...

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• Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901).

  homesteaders against pressure from the powerful railroads. He fought vigorously for Civil War veterans, supported high taxes on imports (called tariffs), payments todisabled and opposed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which stopped Chinese immigration to the U.S. for 10 years ( see Immigration: From 1840 to 1900 ). He also introduced 101 special pension and relief bills in six years. Harrison's name was well known by the Republican National Convention in 1884. In spite of this, Congressman and forme...

• Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) - Histoire

  homesteaders against pressure from the powerful railroads. He fought vigorously for Civil War veterans, supported high taxes on imports (called tariffs), payments todisabled and opposed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which stopped Chinese immigration to the U.S. for 10 years ( see Immigration: From 1840 to 1900 ). He also introduced 101 special pension and relief bills in six years. Harrison's name was well known by the Republican National Convention in 1884. In spite of this, Congressman and forme...

• Buenos Aires (city) - geography.

  The city has produced or nurtured many of the most prominent Spanish-language writers of the 20th century, including Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, and ManuelPuig. Buenos Aires has long been one of the primary centers of Spanish-language publishing and printing, and it is home to major publishing companies. It supports theoldest English-language daily newspaper in Latin America, the Buenos Aires Herald, published since 1876. The arts have a long, rich history in Buenos Aires. This is mani...

• La région CENTRE (Travaux Personnels Encadrés – Géographie - Enseignements Pratiques Interdisciplinaires)

  • Au centre, dans la boucle de la Loire relativement faibles. Ces • Le produit intérieur brut (PIB) du arrivent en 2 • position avec 22 000 t • Ville universitaire , Tours est également située entre caractéristiques font du Centre une Centre s'élève à 54,9 milliards d'euros produites , soit 10 % de la production bien doté e en équipements de santé. Gien et Blois, région au climat tempéré . Ce dernie r (2002 ) - 0, 36% du PIB de la France nationale . La So...

• Australien - geographie.

  und 3,7 Milliarden Jahren aufweist. Diese Formationen stellen zusammen mit der Antarktis das Herzstück des alten Kontinents dar, der sich vor weniger als 200 MillionenJahren im Jura von Gondwana abspaltete und in östliche und nördliche Richtung fortzudriften begann ( siehe Plattentektonik, Kontinent). Vor ungefähr 100 Millionen Jahren entstand Australien als eigenständiger Kontinent, nachdem sich die Antarktis abgetrennt und in südliche Richtung bewegt hatte. Auch heute noch entfernt sich derau...

• Washington (state) - geography.

  The crest of the Cascade Range divides Washington into two distinct climatic regions. The area west of the Cascades, which is exposed throughout the year to rain-bearing winds from the Pacific Ocean, has a temperate marine type of climate that is characterized by mild wet winters and cool summers. The Cascades prevent themoist air blowing in from the Pacific from reaching eastern Washington. The Rocky Mountains on the eastern border also represent a climatic barrier. As a result, thesevere winte...

• Washington (state) - USA History.

  The crest of the Cascade Range divides Washington into two distinct climatic regions. The area west of the Cascades, which is exposed throughout the year to rain-bearing winds from the Pacific Ocean, has a temperate marine type of climate that is characterized by mild wet winters and cool summers. The Cascades prevent themoist air blowing in from the Pacific from reaching eastern Washington. The Rocky Mountains on the eastern border also represent a climatic barrier. As a result, thesevere winte...

• Italy - country.

  C Natural Resources Italy is poor in natural resources. Much of the land is unsuitable for agriculture because of mountainous terrain or unfavorable climate. Italy, moreover, lacks substantialdeposits of basic natural resources such as coal, iron, and petroleum. Natural gas is the country’s most important mineral resource. Other deposits include feldspar andpumice. Many of Italy’s mineral deposits on the islands of Sicily and Sardinia had been heavily depleted by the early 1990s. Italy is rich...

• Mississippi - geography.

  The climate of Mississippi is characterized by long, hot, and humid summers and generally mild winters. The higher lands in the northeast are usually cooler than otherareas of the state. D1 Temperature Average January temperatures range from about 6° C (about 42° F) in northeastern Mississippi to about 12° C (about 54° F) along the Gulf Coast. No part of the stateis entirely free from freezing temperatures, but prolonged periods of extreme cold rarely occur. Temperatures more than 15° C (30° F)...

• Mississippi - USA History.

  The climate of Mississippi is characterized by long, hot, and humid summers and generally mild winters. The higher lands in the northeast are usually cooler than otherareas of the state. D1 Temperature Average January temperatures range from about 6° C (about 42° F) in northeastern Mississippi to about 12° C (about 54° F) along the Gulf Coast. No part of the stateis entirely free from freezing temperatures, but prolonged periods of extreme cold rarely occur. Temperatures more than 15° C (30° F)...

• Kenia - geographie.

  4.1 Bildung und Schulwesen In Kenia besteht eine allgemeine Schulpflicht von 8 Jahren (2002–2003), der Besuch der Elementarschule ist kostenlos. Es gibt in Kenia fünf Hochschulen: die University ofNairobi (gegründet 1956) und die Kenyatta University (1972), die sich beide in Nairobi befinden; die Egerton University (1939) in Nakuru; die Moi University (1984) inEldoret und das Jomo Kenyatta University College of Agriculture and Technology. Zu den Fachhochschulen gehören in Mombasa das Mombasa Po...

• Globale Erwärmung - geographie.

  5.1 Treibhausgase Als Faktoren spielen dabei bestimmte Gase, die so genannten Treibhausgase, die Hauptrolle: neben Wasserdampf vor allem Kohlendioxid, Methan, Distickstoffoxid,bodennahes Ozon sowie die Fluorchlorkohlenwasserstoffe (FCKW). Letztere kommen als Industrieprodukte nicht von Natur aus in der Atmosphäre vor. Diese Gase haben einsehr unterschiedliches Treibhauspotential; Methan hat eine etwa 20-mal, Distickstoffoxid eine rund 200-mal und die Fluorchlorkohlenwasserstoffe sogar eine bis...

• Les outils préhistoriques

  bien identifiables sur lesquels des dents ont été aménagées par encoches contiguë s. Les «limaces» sont des pointes doubles effilées aux deux extrémités . On connaît pour l'industrie moustérienne une soixantaine d'outils différents , avec des variantes régionales marquées. L'INDUSTRIE OSSEUSE Les ossements et les ramures de cervidés sont désormais utilisés mais ne sont pas encore façonnés . LE CIIATELPERRONIEN Définie à Châtelperron, dans l'Allier,...

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• Bahrain - country.

  A Religion Almost all Bahrainis and the majority of nonnatives are followers of Islam (Muslims). About 70 percent of all native Bahrainis belong to the Shia branch of Islam, whilethe remainder, including the ruling al-Khalifa clan, are adherents of the Sunni branch. Non-Muslims, including Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, and Jews, account for 15percent of the total population. High unemployment among the Shia population has caused considerable discontent on the part of this group toward the Sunni...

• Massachusetts - geography.

  mi). Other large artificial lakes include Wachusett Reservoir, East Brimfield Reservoir, and Cobble Mountain Reservoir. Assawompsett Pond, covering about 10 sq km(about 4 sq mi), is the largest natural lake. North Watuppa Pond and Long Pond are other large natural lakes. Lake Chaubunagungamaug, near Webster, is usuallycalled Webster Lake, because the Algonquian name is difficult to pronounce and spell. The full version of the Native American name is said to be the longest place-namein North Amer...

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• Ronald Reagan.

  deposed shah of Iran to enter the United States for medical treatment, a group of Iranian revolutionaries stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehrān and held 53 Americansas hostages. United States media publicized the plight of the hostages and Carter’s failure to win their release. They were eventually released in January 1981, on theday of Reagan’s inauguration. The contrast between the television personalities of the two candidates was also very important. Carter’s stiff, nervous manner had never bee...

• Ronald Reagan - USA History.

  deposed shah of Iran to enter the United States for medical treatment, a group of Iranian revolutionaries stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehrān and held 53 Americansas hostages. United States media publicized the plight of the hostages and Carter’s failure to win their release. They were eventually released in January 1981, on theday of Reagan’s inauguration. The contrast between the television personalities of the two candidates was also very important. Carter’s stiff, nervous manner had never bee...

• Libya - country.

  junipers and mastic trees are found in the higher elevations. Only a few large mammals are found in Libya. Wildlife includes desert rodents, hyenas, gazelles, and wildcats. Eagles, hawks, and vultures are common. E Environmental Issues Libya has undertaken a number of major irrigation projects intended to ease the country’s water shortage. The most ambitious is the so-called Great Man-Made River(GMMR), a massive 25-year irrigation scheme begun in 1984. The GMMR is a vast water pipeline system d...

• St. Louis (city) - geography. I INTRODUCTION St. Louis (city) or Saint Louis,

  Between 1940 and 1990 the black population in metropolitan St. Louis nearly tripled. Blacks are most heavily concentrated in three areas in the St. Louis metropolitanregion: East Saint Louis, the North Side close to downtown, and an east-west belt extending from the waterfront to beyond Forest Park. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, areas to the north and south of the central business district were settled by immigrant working families from Germany, Ireland,and many Eastern European countrie...

• Chapitre 4 : DE LA PUISSANCE SOVIÉTIQUE À LA RUSSIE DE POUTINE Introduction : Russie actuelle née en 1991 du démantèlement URSS.

• Japan - country.

  island’s fertile soils support agriculture and provide the vast majority of Japan’s pasturelands. In addition, Hokkaidō contains coal deposits, and the cold currents off itsshores supply cold-water fish. Winters are long and harsh, so most of Hokkaid ō is lightly settled, housing about 5 percent of Japan’s population on approximately 20 percent of its land area. However,its snowy winters and unspoiled natural beauty attract many skiers and tourists. Hokkaid ō is thought of as Japan’s northern fr...

• Canada.

  Six general landform regions are distinguishable in Canada: the Appalachian Region, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands, the Canadian Shield, the Great Plains,the Canadian Cordillera, and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. B1 Appalachian Region and Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands Eastern Canada consists of the Appalachian Region and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands. The Appalachian Region embraces Newfoundland Island, NovaScotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and the G...

• Canada - country.

  Six general landform regions are distinguishable in Canada: the Appalachian Region, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands, the Canadian Shield, the Great Plains,the Canadian Cordillera, and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. B1 Appalachian Region and Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands Eastern Canada consists of the Appalachian Region and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands. The Appalachian Region embraces Newfoundland Island, NovaScotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and the G...

• Canada - Canadian History.

  Six general landform regions are distinguishable in Canada: the Appalachian Region, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands, the Canadian Shield, the Great Plains,the Canadian Cordillera, and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. B1 Appalachian Region and Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands Eastern Canada consists of the Appalachian Region and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands. The Appalachian Region embraces Newfoundland Island, NovaScotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and the G...

• India - country.

  delta in the north, are intensely farmed. B Rivers and Lakes The rivers of India can be divided into three groups: the great Himalayan rivers of the north, the westward-flowing rivers of central India, and the eastward-flowingrivers of the Deccan Plateau and the rest of peninsular India. Only small portions of India’s rivers are navigable because of silting and the wide seasonal variation inwater flow (due to the monsoon climate). Water transport is thus of little importance in India. Barrages,...

• Kyrgyzstan - country.

  are Bishkek, the capital, located on the Chu River in the far north; and Osh, located in the Fergana Valley. A Ethnic Groups Ethnic Kyrgyz make up about 65 percent of the population of Kyrgyzstan. Uzbeks, who live primarily in the Fergana Valley, constitute about 14 percent of thepopulation. Russians, who live principally in Bishkek and other industrial centers, make up about 13 percent of the population. Other ethnic groups include Hui (ChineseMuslims, also known as Dungans), Ukrainians, Uygur...

• Georgia (country) - country.

  1917. During the subsequent Soviet period, religious practice was strongly discouraged because the Soviet state was officially atheistic; however, the GeorgianOrthodox Church was allowed to function openly. Orthodox Christianity is the religion of about 58 percent of the Georgian population. Muslims represent about 19 percent of the country’s population, with ethnicAzerbaijanis, Kurds, and Ajars comprising the principal Muslim groups. Ajars are ethnic Georgians who converted to Islam in the 17th...