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(Encyclopedia) dust, atmospheric, minute particles slowly settling or suspended by slight currents and existing in varying amounts in all air. There is least dust at high levels over the ocean and…hedgehog
(Encyclopedia) hedgehog, Old World insectivorous mammal of the family Erinaceidae. The spiny hedgehogs are found in Africa and Eurasia, except SE Asia. They have rounded bodies up to 13 in. (33 cm)…Hawaii, island, United States
(Encyclopedia) Hawaii, island (2020 pop. 200, 629), 4,037 sq mi (10,456 sq km), largest and southernmost island of the state of Hawaii and coextensive…Western Australia
(Encyclopedia) Western Australia, state (2016 pop. 2,474,410), 975,920 sq mi (2,527,633 sq km), Australia, comprising the entire western part of the continent. It is bounded on the N, W, and S by the…Wahhabi
(Encyclopedia) Wahhabi or WahabiWahhabiwähäˈbē [key], reform movement in Islam, originating in Arabia; adherents of the movement usually refer to themselves as Muwahhidun [unitarians]. It was founded…Tuareg
(Encyclopedia) Tuareg or TouaregTuaregboth: twäˈrĕg [key], Berbers of the Sahara, numbering c.2 million. They have preserved their ancient alphabet, which is related to that used by ancient Libyans.…Daniel Defoe
Name at birth: Daniel FoeDaniel Defoe is generally considered to be England's first true novelist. His book Robinson Crusoe (1719), the tale of a sailor shipwrecked alone on a deserted island, is a…Geology of the Grand Canyon: Chapter V. The Toroweap And Uinkaret.
CHAPTER IV. THE GREAT DENUDATION.CHAPTER VI. THE KAIBAB.CHAPTER V. THE TOROWEAP AND UINKARET.The present chapter will contain an account of a journey from the village Kanab to the Toroweap…Weather: So Why Does It Rain?
So Why Does It Rain?WeatherBring on the RainDroplet to Drop … How Rain HappensTypes of PrecipitationFooling the CloudsSo Why Does It Rain? Wait a minute! After all this, we still don't know why it…The Study of Geography
Subjects » Geography » History » Language Arts » Mathematics » Science » Social Studies Homework Skills Writing | Research Speaking & Listening Studying Reference Sources…Trending
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