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Burundi Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Burundi Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Burundi Relations PEOPLEAt 206.1 persons per sq. km.,…

Mauritius Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Mauritius Index: History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations Defense U.S.-Mauritian Relations HISTORY While Arab and…

lake, body of water

(Encyclopedia) lake, inland body of standing water occupying a hollow in the earth's surface. The study of lakes and other freshwater basins is known as limnology. Lakes are of particular importance…

Jurassic period

(Encyclopedia) Jurassic periodJurassic periodjərăsˈĭk [key] [from the Jura Mts.], second period of the Mesozoic era of geologic time, lasting from 213 to 144 million years ago. At the start of the…

15 Texas Landmarks: Natural, Manmade, and Historic

Top of Page Source: iStockTexas is huge. In fact, it’s the largest state by area at 695km2 and home to Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas which all make the top 10 most populated cities in the USA.…

Carboniferous period

(Encyclopedia) Carboniferous periodCarboniferous periodkärbənĭfˈərəs [key], fifth period of the Paleozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table), from 350 to…

Permian period

(Encyclopedia) Permian periodPermian periodpûrˈmēən [key] [from Perm, Russia], sixth and last period of the Paleozoic era (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table) from 250 to 290…

grass

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Edible grasses grass, any plant of the family Poaceae (formerly Gramineae), an important and widely distributed group of vascular plants, having an extraordinary range of…

clay

(Encyclopedia) clay, common name for a number of fine-grained, earthy materials that become plastic when wet. Chemically, clays are hydrous aluminum silicates, ordinarily containing impurities, e.g…