961 résultats pour "land"

• Brandenburg (Bundesland).

  heimgesucht. Trotz zusätzlicher Sicherung der Deiche durch Sandsäcke wurden weite Gebiete komplett unter Wasser gesetzt, undzahlreiche Bewohner mussten ihre Häuser verlassen.Mauritius Die Bildagentur Das Klima Brandenburgs ist kontinental-trocken. Im Durchschnitt fallen nur zwischen 500 und 600 Millimeter Jahresniederschlag, lediglich am Fläming, in der Niederlausitzund am Baltischen Landrücken werden bis zu 800 Millimeter gemessen. Nur etwa 13 Prozent der Fläche des Landes sind mit Wald bedeckt...

• Bears.

  American black bears live in Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico. Scientists think there maybe as many as 700,000 black bears in the United States. American black bears eat grasses, berries,acorns, and walnuts. BROWN BEAR Brown bears have fur that is light or dark brown. They also have a big hump on their shoulders. Theirsnout is turned upward. Brown bears live in Asia, Europe, and North America. Grizzly bears are a kind ofbrown bear. Brown bears are among the largest bears. Large mal...

• Birds.

  Birds need much less sleep than people do. One seabird, called the sooty tern, can fly for years bytaking “naps” that last only a few seconds. Most birds that live on land are active during the day and sleep at night. Owls are just the opposite.They sleep during the day and hunt at night. Birds usually sleep in shrubs, on tree branches, in holes in trees, or on the ground. Most ducks sleep onthe water. Many birds sleep while they are standing. MATING AND BREEDING Many kinds of birds have only on...

• William Henry Harrison.

  in September 1813, Harrison recaptured the city of Detroit, which the British had taken in 1812. The following month he overtook the British and Tecumseh's forces onthe Thames River in Canada. He captured the entire British force. Tecumseh was killed, and his forces were routed. Harrison's triumph on the Thames, although won over inferior forces badly placed, was vitally important because the victory secured the Northwest from the threat of aBritish invasion from Canada. It also added considerab...

• William Henry Harrison

  in September 1813, Harrison recaptured the city of Detroit, which the British had taken in 1812. The following month he overtook the British and Tecumseh's forces onthe Thames River in Canada. He captured the entire British force. Tecumseh was killed, and his forces were routed. Harrison's triumph on the Thames, although won over inferior forces badly placed, was vitally important because the victory secured the Northwest from the threat of aBritish invasion from Canada. It also added considerab...

• Middle Ages .

  Saints were very important in Late Antiquity. They were considered both models of virtue and powerful miracle workers. One of the most well-known saints of the periodwas Saint Anthony. Anthony gave away all his possessions and left his hometown in Egypt to live alone in the desert and pray. Anthony was one of the first Christianmonks. The word monk comes from a term meaning 'alone.' Gradually Anthony attracted followers, and he eventually became the center of a whole community of monks who wis...

• Sibirien - geographie.

  Sibirien sichern. Die Kosaken eroberten das Khanat in den frühen achtziger Jahren des 16. Jahrhunderts. 1639 erreichten die Russen die Pazifikküste und errichtetenzahlreiche Festungen im ganzen Land, um das eroberte Territorium kontrollieren zu können. Die Erschließung des Amurbeckens am südöstlichen Rand von Sibirien führtezum Konflikt zwischen Russland und China. Im Vertrag von Nertschinsk (1689) verzichtete Russland auf das Amurgebiet, das es erst 1858 zurückerhielt. 5.2 Zustrom von Russen I...

• Airplane.

  For example, the Anglo-French Concorde, a commercial supersonic aircraft, was generally limited to over-water routes, or to those over sparsely populated regions ofthe world. This limitation impacted the commercial viability of the Concorde, which ended its regular passenger service in October 2003. Designers today believe theycan help lessen the impact of sonic booms created by supersonic airliners but probably cannot eliminate them. One of the most difficult practical barriers to supersonic fl...

• Welthandelsorganisation.

  Abbaus von Agrarsubventionen keinerlei Fortschritt; die Konferenz wurde ergebnislos beendet. Erst Mitte 2004 gelang ein Durchbruch in den Verhandlungen, der vorerstnoch das Scheitern der Doha-Runde abwendete: Am 1. August 2004 verabschiedeten die WTO-Mitgliedsländer ein Rahmenabkommen, das die Liberalisierung derWeltwirtschaft vorantreiben sollte. Das Abkommen sah neben dem Abbau von Subventionen und Zöllen für Agrargüter in den reichen Industriestaaten die Reduzierung vonIndustriezöllen, eine w...

• Thomas Jefferson I INTRODUCTION Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), third president of the United States (1801-1809) and author of the Declaration of Independence.

  Jefferson was a poor speaker, but his literary talents made him a highly valued member of committees when resolutions and other public papers were drafted. Heemerged as the recognized author of the patriot cause in Virginia and indeed in the whole of the colonies. Jefferson's first public paper, however, was considered toostiff and formal, and it was rewritten. The paper was a response to the greeting of the new governor, Lord Botetourt, to the General Assembly. Jefferson, who nevertook criticis...

• Thomas Jefferson.

  Jefferson was a poor speaker, but his literary talents made him a highly valued member of committees when resolutions and other public papers were drafted. Heemerged as the recognized author of the patriot cause in Virginia and indeed in the whole of the colonies. Jefferson's first public paper, however, was considered toostiff and formal, and it was rewritten. The paper was a response to the greeting of the new governor, Lord Botetourt, to the General Assembly. Jefferson, who nevertook criticis...

• Thomas Jefferson

  Jefferson was a poor speaker, but his literary talents made him a highly valued member of committees when resolutions and other public papers were drafted. Heemerged as the recognized author of the patriot cause in Virginia and indeed in the whole of the colonies. Jefferson's first public paper, however, was considered toostiff and formal, and it was rewritten. The paper was a response to the greeting of the new governor, Lord Botetourt, to the General Assembly. Jefferson, who nevertook criticis...

• Thomas Jefferson - USA History.

  Jefferson was a poor speaker, but his literary talents made him a highly valued member of committees when resolutions and other public papers were drafted. Heemerged as the recognized author of the patriot cause in Virginia and indeed in the whole of the colonies. Jefferson's first public paper, however, was considered toostiff and formal, and it was rewritten. The paper was a response to the greeting of the new governor, Lord Botetourt, to the General Assembly. Jefferson, who nevertook criticis...

• Color I INTRODUCTION Color © Microsoft Corporation.

  The colors that absorb light of the additive primary colors are called subtractive primary colors. They are magenta (purplish-pink), which absorbs green; yellow, whichabsorbs blue; and cyan (light greenish-blue), which absorbs red. Thus, if a green light is thrown on a magenta pigment, the eye will perceive black. These subtractiveprimary colors are also called the pigment primaries. They can be mixed together in varying amounts to match almost any hue. If all three are mixed in about equalamoun...

• Map - Geography.

  Often only southeast slopes are hachured or shaded, giving somewhat the effect of a bird's-eye view of the area illuminated by light from the northwest. Shadings orcarefully drawn hachures, neither of which give elevations, are more easily interpreted than contour lines and are sometimes used in conjunction with them for greaterclarity. IV MAP PROJECTIONS For the representation of the entire surface of the earth without any kind of distortion, a map must have a spherical surface; a map of this...

• Red River Rebellion - Canadian History.

• Rhode Island - geography.

  C (73° F). Along the northern state line, the January mean temperature is about 1° C (about 2° F) colder than in Warwick in January. Along the ocean coast, theJanuary mean temperature is -1° C (30° F). Warm season temperatures are also influenced by the ocean and bay, so temperatures are usually cooler along the coastthan in the interior. The difference tends to be greatest in spring and early summer. Winter temperatures in Rhode Island are usually above -7° C (20° F), buttemperatures colder by...

• Rhode Island - USA History.

  C (73° F). Along the northern state line, the January mean temperature is about 1° C (about 2° F) colder than in Warwick in January. Along the ocean coast, theJanuary mean temperature is -1° C (30° F). Warm season temperatures are also influenced by the ocean and bay, so temperatures are usually cooler along the coastthan in the interior. The difference tends to be greatest in spring and early summer. Winter temperatures in Rhode Island are usually above -7° C (20° F), buttemperatures colder by...

• Czech Republic - country.

  enforcement of environmental regulations. Environmental considerations have also led some government officials to promote nuclear energy as a key source of powerfor the country’s future. The Czech Republic produces most of its energy by burning domestic coal. Much of the coal burned is low quality with a high ash and sulfur content—a key componentof acid rain—producing high levels of air pollution. Forests in the Czech Republic are among the most seriously affected by acid rain in all of Europe....

• Zeus (Day, Bright Sky) Greek The chief god of Greek mythology.

  induced Cronus into releasing his brothers and sisters, the siblings decided to go to war against Cronus and the Titans. For 10 long years, Zeus fought against the Titans, who were led by the mighty Atlas, for Cronus was now old. Finally Zeus enlisted the help of Gaia (Earth), who advised him to release the Cyclopes and the Hundred-Handed Ones (the Hecatoncheires), who had been imprisoned in the Underworld. Zeus did this, and in gratitude the Cyclopes gave Zeus the thunderbolt as a weapon. They...

• Volkstanz

  4.2 Figuren Die zentralen Unterscheidungskriterien einzelner Volkstänze sind die räumlichen Figuren und Bewegungen. Viele der geometrischen Anordnungen im Volkstanz haben oderhatten symbolische Bedeutung. Die wichtigste Form ist der Kreis. Ursprünglich symbolisierten die Kreistänze den Lauf von Sonne und Mond. Beispiele des Rundtanzes sindu. a. der serbische Kolo und die rumänische Hora. Tänze in Kettenform haben einen Führer, der die Gruppe in schlangen-, spiralförmigen oder geraden Formatione...

• Russischer Film.

  war, und der Forderung nach systemkonformer Durchschnittsware. Die Zahl international renommierter sowjetischer Regisseure blieb insgesamt spärlich, und ihr WortführerTarkowskij, der sich mit der Stanislaw-Lem-Verfilmung Solaris (1972; Solaris ) und Stalker (1979; Der Stalker ) unter die weltweit besten seines Faches eingereiht hatte, kehrte nach den Dreharbeiten zu Nostalghia in Italien (1983; Nostalghia ) nicht mehr in die UdSSR zurück. Zwar entstanden auch kritische Bestandsaufnahmen...

• Mars (planet) - astronomy.

  The Martian core is probably much like Earth’s, consisting mostly of iron, with a small amount of nickel. If other light elements, particularly sulfur, exist there as well, thecore may be larger than presently thought. From studying Earth’s magnetic field and core, scientists theorize that the motions of the liquid rock in Earth’s core generateits magnetic field. Mars does not have a significant magnetic field, so scientists believe that Mars’s core is probably solid. However, spacecraft data in...

• Polen - geographie.

  Etwa 98 Prozent der Bevölkerung sind Polen. Die größten ethnischen Minderheiten sind Ukrainer und Weißrussen, zu den kleineren Gruppen gehören u. a. Slowaken,Tschechen, Litauer, Deutsche, Roma und Juden. Die Verstädterung hat seit dem Ende des 2. Weltkrieges zugenommen; mittlerweile leben 62 Prozent der Bevölkerung in Städten (2005). Obwohl die Bevölkerungvergleichsweise jung ist, nimmt das Durchschnittsalter ständig zu. Seit dem Ende der massiven Bevölkerungsverschiebungen in den ersten Jahren...

• Kenya - country.

  threatens fish and other water life in the lake by depriving them of oxygen. Kenya is well known for its game parks—including Masai Mara Game Park and Tsavo National Park in the south, and Marsabit National Reserve in the north—whichattract large numbers of tourists and much revenue. Conservation of wildlife within reserves has thus received high priority. About 13 percent (2007) of Kenya’s totalland is protected. There are 229 (2004) threatened species in Kenya. Threatened habitats include the...

• Herman KEES 1954, « Zu den Annaleninschrift des Hohenpriesters Osorkon vom 11.

  1984, «Family Relationship ofRamses IXand theLate Twentieth Dynasty»,SAK 11,127-134. 1985, «Les suites desguerres libyennes deRamses III», RdE 36,177-179. 1986, TheThird Intermediate PeriodinEgypt (1100-650 B.C.),seconde édition,augmentée, Warminster. 1987a, «The Titularies ofthe Ramesside KingsasExpression oftheir Ideal Kingship »,ASAE 71,131-141. 1987b, «Amenmesses inNorthern Egypt»,GM 99,23-25. K RI =K. A.KITCHEN, Ramesside Inscriptions. HistoricalandBiographical, 7vol., Oxford, 1968-1988 :ci...

• Las Vegas (Nevada) - geography.

  way for the Paiute people. In the late 1820s early Spanish explorers searching for water discovered an oasis in the region that now contains the city. They named theoasis “Las Vegas,” Spanish for “the meadows.” These expanses of wetlands, once irrigated by artesian waters carried under pressure from the nearby mountain ranges,were a main draw to southern Nevada until the 1940s. Las Vegas was an important stop along the Old Spanish Trail between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and southern California for m...

• Kalifornien - geographie.

  Auf Bundesebene wird Kalifornien durch zwei Senatoren und 53 Abgeordnete vertreten. Bei Präsidentschaftswahlen besitzt der Bundesstaat 55 Stimmen. 6 WIRTSCHAFT Wichtige Rohstoffe sind neben Erdöl und Erdgas Quecksilber, Wolfram, Asbest, Kies, Kupfer- und Eisenerze. Große wirtschaftliche Bedeutung hat die Land- und Forstwirtschaft: In Kalifornien werden größere Mengen an landwirtschaftlichen Produkten erzeugt als in irgendeinemanderen Bundesstaat. Zu den wichtigsten Anbaufrüchten gehören u. a. T...

• Immortelles, et que l’Interdit avait pour seul but d’empêcher que les Rois des Hommes ne l’emportassent sur les alar. « Mais, dit-il, les Grands Rois prennent leur dû. »

  succéda son frère cadet, Calmacil 1304, Minalcar (régent 1240 -1304) couronné sous le nom de gloire de Rómenda cil II 1304, mort en 1366, Valacar. Sous son règne survinrent les premiers maux du Gondor : la Guerre ou Lutte Fratricide. Eldacar, fils de Valacar (appelé au début Vinitharya), destitué en 1437. Castamir l’Usurpateur † 1447. Restauration d’Eldacar, mort e n 1490. Aldamir (second fils d’Eldacar) † 1540, Hyarmendacil II (Vinyarion) 1621, Minardil † 1634, Telemnar † 1636....

• California - geography.

  The Basin and Range province is an arid area of mountain ranges, basins, and deserts. In California it is represented primarily by parts of the Great Basin and SonoranDesert sections. Within the Great Basin lies Death Valley, whose lowest elevation, 86 m (282 ft) below sea level, is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. TheSonoran Desert section is characterized by numerous flat plains separated by low but rugged ranges. It includes the extensive Mojave, or Mohave, Desert. Also in thisprov...

• California - USA History.

  The Basin and Range province is an arid area of mountain ranges, basins, and deserts. In California it is represented primarily by parts of the Great Basin and SonoranDesert sections. Within the Great Basin lies Death Valley, whose lowest elevation, 86 m (282 ft) below sea level, is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. TheSonoran Desert section is characterized by numerous flat plains separated by low but rugged ranges. It includes the extensive Mojave, or Mohave, Desert. Also in thisprov...

• New Orleans - geography.

  levees bordering Lake Pontchartrain. On the 17th Street Canal, a section about 90 m (about 300 ft) wide collapsed, allowing a torrent of water to enter the city. The rapidlyrising waters flooded more than 80 percent of New Orleans. The disaster prompted a mandatory evacuation of the entire city. A week after the storm, the U.S. Army Corpsof Engineers finished patching the 17th Street Canal levee and began pumping water out of the city. But by then the damage was catastrophic. The city’s low-lyin...

• Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland - geographie.

  Wild lebende Großsäugetiere sind Rothirsche und Rehe sowie die eingebürgerten Damhirsche, Sikahirsche, Wasserrehe und Muntjaks (die beiden letzteren in Südengland).Die früher heimischen Wölfe und Wildschweine wurden ausgerottet. In Exmoor, auf den Shetland-Inseln und im New Forest gibt es halbwilde Ponys. Insgesamt entsprichtdie Säugetierfauna Großbritanniens weitgehend derjenigen Mitteleuropas. Das Eichhörnchen wird durch das ausgesetzte nordamerikanische Grauhörnchen verdrängt. InSüdengland le...

• Denmark - country.

  forests, which cover just 11.6 percent of the country, include conifers (mainly fir, spruce, larch, and pine), beech, oak, birch, and ash. Several varieties of ferns andmosses common to the northern European mainland are also found. Wild animals are scarce. Natural animal life is limited to deer and small animals such as foxes,squirrels, hares, wild ducks, pheasants, and partridges. Numerous species of freshwater fish live in Denmark’s streams and lakes. F Environmental Issues Considered highly...

• NASA - astronomy.

  Challenger shuttle after launch in 1986 and the Columbia shuttle during reentry in 2003, killing both crews. Investigations traced the accidents to design flaws and tomanagement problems. Both accidents led to design and procedure changes, and to a temporary stoppage of shuttle flights. Following the Columbia disaster, NASA alsoannounced plans to retire the shuttle in 2010, after completion of the International Space Station (ISS), a human orbital research facility. The Constellation program is...

• finlandaise, littérature.

  1886 ; les Enfants du guignon — Kovan onnen lapsia, 1888). L’œuvre d’Arvid Järnefelt (1861-1932) est placée quant à elle sous la figure tutélaire de Léon Tolstoï, avec lequel il partage la haine du matérialisme, une certaine exaltation de la nature, et une critique sociale ( les Fils de la terre — Maaemon Lapsia, 1905). Le naturalisme littéraire est représenté par les œuvres des romanciers Joel Lehtonen (1881-1934) et Toivo Pekkanen (1902-1957). Le premier se détache progressivement du roma...

• L'Autriche, alpestre, germanophone et catholique, est un pays issu d'un vaste empire, et membre aujourd'hui de l'Union européenne.

  Le peuplement de l'Autriche mêle au substrat celto-romain les apports des Huns, Germains, Slaves et Magyars. La religion catholique est encore pratiquée avec ferveur par une population presque entièrement de langue allemande. Le territoire est peu densément peuplé ; si Vienne concentre plus de 20 % de la population nationale, l'Autriche demeure un pays de bourgades, aux rares grandes villes. La montagne alpine se dépeuple à peine, grâce au tourisme et à la petite industrie. La vie économique. A...

• Jacksonville (Florida) - geography.

  and southern sections and avoiding the downtown bottleneck where Interstate 95 crosses the Saint Johns River at the Fuller Warren Bridge. In addition to being a regional highway crossroads, the city is a railway hub, with Amtrak passenger service and several freight routes. The city’s expanding airport,located in northern Jacksonville, was the nation’s fastest growing in passenger volume in the mid-1990s. V GOVERNMENT Jacksonville has a mayor-council form of municipal government. The mayor and...

• Goose - biology.

  Branta comes from a German word meaning “burned” and all of the geese in this genus have black plumage somewhere on their bodies. The brant, a sea goose that also belongs to this genus, is found on both coasts of North America. Brants are darker than barnacle and Canada geese and similar in size to the smallest Canadageese. Like the Canada and barnacle goose, the brant nests in Arctic regions. But unlike them, it winters chiefly on salt water. Instead of the white cheeks of Canadaand barnacle g...

• Giraffe - biology.

  One of the most striking elements of giraffe behavior is the duel between males fighting for mating privileges. Giraffe duels are among the most extraordinary in theanimal kingdom. They start when two males approach each other and begin to rub and intertwine their necks. This behavior—known as necking—allows the opponentsto assess each other’s size and strength. Often, necking alone is enough to establish seniority. If not, the rivals begin to exchange blows with their heads. Each giraffebraces...

• Mumbai - geography.

  number of people employed by them increased from 7,000 in the 1860s to 73,000 in 1900. Mumbai also prospered as an international port with the 1869 opening ofthe Suez Canal, which shortened the shipping route to Europe. Today most of India’s cotton continues to be grown in the Mumbai hinterland on a fertile, lava-based soilknown as black cotton soil. Textiles remain the dominant industry, employing more than half the workforce. Other important products of Mumbai include refined oil,petrochemical...

• Republic of the Congo - country.

  rate of 50 CFA francs equal to 1 French franc was in force from 1948 to 1994, when the CFA franc was devalued by 50 percent. The leading commercial banks are theBanque Internationale du Congo and the Union Congolaise de Banques. E Foreign Trade In 2000 imports cost $930 million and exports earned $2.09 billion. The Congo engages in considerable trade with the nearby countries of Cameroon, the CentralAfrican Republic, and Gabon, with which it is joined in the Customs and Economic Union of Centra...

• Anthropology.

  humans, such as tools, pottery, and buildings) and human fossils (preserved bones). They also examine past environments to understand how natural forces, such as climate and available food, shaped the development of human culture. Some archaeologists study cultures that existed before the development of writing, a time knownas prehistory . The archaeological study of periods of human evolution up to the first development of agriculture, about 10,000 years ago, is also called paleoanthropology....

• Oscar-Preisträger.

  Beste RegieJAHR NAME ORIGINALTITEL DEUTSCHER TITEL 1929 Lewis MilestoneFrank Borzage Two Arabian KnightsSeventh Heaven SchlachtenbummlerIm siebenten Himmel 1930 Frank Lloyd The Divine Lady Die ungekrönte Königin 1930 Lewis Milestone All Quiet on the Western Front Im Westen nichts Neues 1931 Norman Taurog Skippy - 1932 Frank Borzage Bad Girl - 1934 Frank Lloyd Cavalcade Cavalcade 1935 Frank Capra It Happened One Night Es geschah in einer Nacht 1936 John Ford The Informer Der Verräter 1937 Frank C...

• Grenada - country.

  Grenada is a member of the Organization of American States and the United Nations. From 1958 to 1962, it was a member of the West Indies Federation, and in theearly 1960s it participated in unsuccessful attempts to form a federation linking the Leeward Islands and Windward Islands. Grenada is tied with other Caribbeancountries through membership in the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM). VI HISTORY Grenada was originally inhabited by Arawak Indians, who were killed or driven away...

• George Washington I INTRODUCTION George Washington (1732-1799), first president of the United States (1789-1797) and one of the most important leaders in United States history.

  A2 Promotion This was Washington’s first experience with the difficulties of raising troops while lacking equipment, clothing, and funds. Apparently he thought his efforts worthy ofsome recognition and successfully applied to Dinwiddie for a lieutenant colonel’s commission. He left Alexandria, Virginia, early in April with about 150 poorly equippedand half-trained troops. A3 First Battles Before he had advanced very far, Washington received news that the French had driven Trent’s men back from...

• George Washington.

  A2 Promotion This was Washington’s first experience with the difficulties of raising troops while lacking equipment, clothing, and funds. Apparently he thought his efforts worthy ofsome recognition and successfully applied to Dinwiddie for a lieutenant colonel’s commission. He left Alexandria, Virginia, early in April with about 150 poorly equippedand half-trained troops. A3 First Battles Before he had advanced very far, Washington received news that the French had driven Trent’s men back from...

• George Washington

  A2 Promotion This was Washington’s first experience with the difficulties of raising troops while lacking equipment, clothing, and funds. Apparently he thought his efforts worthy ofsome recognition and successfully applied to Dinwiddie for a lieutenant colonel’s commission. He left Alexandria, Virginia, early in April with about 150 poorly equippedand half-trained troops. A3 First Battles Before he had advanced very far, Washington received news that the French had driven Trent’s men back from...

• Dallas (Texas) - geography.

  VI RECREATION Dallas contains more than 400 parks that cover a total of about 20,000 hectares (about 50,000 acres). Notable parks include Marsalis Park, which contains the DallasZoo, and the parks surrounding White Rock Lake, Bachman Lake, and Lake Cliff. City-owned greenbelts parallel White Rock Creek, Turtle Creek, and the Trinity River.Fair Park contains a number of museums, the city aquarium, and the Cotton Bowl stadium (the site of the annual Cotton Bowl college football game), as well as...

• Woman Suffrage - U.

  form the National American Woman Suffrage Association. For many years thereafter the association worked to advance women’s rights on both the state and federallevels. Besides Stone, Anthony, and Stanton, leaders and supporters of the association included the noted American feminists Harriet Beecher Stowe, Julia Ward Howe,Clara Barton, Jane Addams, and Carrie Chapman Catt. Largely as a result of agitation by the association, suffrage was granted in the states of Colorado (1893), Utahand Idaho (18...