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111Comparison of Canadian and American economies — The economies of Canada and the United States are extremely similar because they are both developed countries and are each other s largest trading partners. However, key differences in population makeup, geography, government policies and… …
112Roman military confederation — The Roman military confederation (or confederacy or commonwealth ) is a term devised by modern historians to denote the Roman Republic s system of military alliances with the tribes and city states of the Italian peninsula prior to the Social War …
113Gulf of Fonseca — The Gulf of Fonseca ( es. Golfo de Fonseca), part of the Pacific Ocean, is a gulf in Central America, bordering El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.Physical geographyThe Gulf of Fonseca is a shallow depression located on the Pacific side of the… …
114Bone Wars — The rivalry between Othniel Charles Marsh (left) and Edward Drinker Cope (right) sparked the Bone Wars. The Bone Wars, also known as the Great Dinosaur Rush ,[1] refers to a period of intense fossil speculation and discovery during the Gilded Age …
1152006 North American heat wave — The 2006 North American heat wave spread throughout most of the United States and Canada beginning on July 15, 2006, killing at least 225 people. That day the temperature reached 117 °F (47 °C) in Pierre, South Dakota, with many places in South… …
116Cav2.1 — The Cav2.1 P/Q voltage dependent calcium channel is encoded by the gene|CACNA1A gene.Voltage dependent calcium channels mediate the entry of calcium ions into excitable cells, and are also involved in a variety of calcium dependent processes,… …
1172008 unrest in Kosovo — The 2008 unrest in Kosovo follows Kosovo s declaration of independence on February 17, 2008. Some Kosovo Serbs opposed to secession have boycotted the move by refusing to follow orders from the central government in Pristina and attempting to… …
118Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …
119Houtman Abrolhos — The Houtman Abrolhos (often informally called the Abrolhos Islands) is a chain of 122 islands, and associated coral reefs, in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia. Nominally located at coord|28|43|S|113|47|E|scale:1000 region:AU… …
120San Gabriel Valley — The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the San Bernardino… …
