the factories have polluted the sea
41pollution — /peuh looh sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of polluting or the state of being polluted. 2. the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment: air pollution. [1350 1400; ME pollucioun ( < OF) < LL pollution , s. of pollutio… …
42Sweden — /sweed n/, n. a kingdom in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 8,946,193; 173,732 sq. mi. (449,964 sq. km). Cap.: Stockholm. Swedish, Sverige. * * * Sweden Introduction Sweden Background: A military power during the 17th… …
43Moscow Oblast — Московская область (Russian)   Oblast   …
44Jamaica — /jeuh may keuh/, n. 1. an island in the West Indies, S of Cuba. 4413 sq. mi. (11,430 sq. km). 2. a republic coextensive with this island: formerly a British colony; became independent in 1962, retaining membership in the Commonwealth of Nations.… …
45technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
46Mecca — For other uses, see Mecca (disambiguation). Mecca مكة المكرمة City of Makkah Makkat Al Mukarramah Masjid al Haram and the center of Mecca …
47congo — /kong goh/, n. congou. * * * Congo Congo:Geography Location: Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon Map references: Africa Area: total area: 342,000 sq km land area: 341,500 sq km comparative area: slightly… …
48Congo — /kong goh/, n. 1. People s Republic of the, a republic in central Africa, W of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly an overseas territory in French Equatorial Africa; now an independent member of the French Community. 2,583,198; 132,046 …
49Atlanta — This article is about the city in the U.S. state of Georgia. For other uses, see Atlanta (disambiguation). Atlanta    …
50Chungking — /choong king /; Chin. /joong ging /, n. Older Spelling. Chongqing. * * * ▪ China Introduction Chinese (Wade Giles) Ch ung ch ing , (Pinyin) Chongqing largest city of the Szechwan sheng (provi …
