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11Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural… …
12Sudden oak death — acutie Oak Decline 240px Canker on an infected oak Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Chromalveolata …
13mountain ecosystem — ▪ ecology Introduction complex of living organisms in mountainous areas. Mountain lands provide a scattered but diverse array of habitats in which a large range of plants (plant) and animals (animal) can be found. At higher altitudes… …
14Itasca State Park — Geobox|Protected area name = Itasca State Park category = Minnesota State Park category iucn = IV image caption = The source of the Mississippi River at the north end of Lake Itasca country = United States country state = Minnesota state state… …
15building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… …
16Dong people — Dong Ethnic Dong women and man in holiday dresses. Liping County, Guizhou, China. Total population 2,960,293 Regions with significant populations …
17Klamath Mountains — The Klamath Mountains, sometimes called the Salmon Mountains,Fact|date=April 2007 are a rugged lightly populated mountain range in northwest California and southwest Oregon in the United States. The highest peaks are Mount Eddy (9025 ft / 2750 m) …
18France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
19japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …
20Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …
