2428 résultats pour "principales"

• San Antonio (city, Texas) - geography.

  The SBC Center is the home venue for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the San Antonio Silver Stars of the Women's NationalBasketball Association (WNBA). The dome also serves as the site for the Alamo Bowl, an annual post-season college football game. Large themed amusement parks inthe San Antonio area are Fiesta Texas and Sea World of Texas. San Antonio’s major annual event is the Fiesta, a ten-day celebration in late April with carnivals, ethnic feasts, art...

• française, littérature.

  Les romans courtois — nés sous l’influence de la poésie des troubadours chantant la fin’amor — proposent une nouvelle vision des relations sociales, fondées sur le respect que le chevalier doit à son seigneur et à sa Dame (le « service d’amour »). Les premiers textes qui s’inscrivent dans le cycle arthurien — relatant les hauts faits du roi légendaire Arthur et de ses chevaliers — apparaissent vers le XIe siècle, c’est-à-dire à une époque antérieure à la courtoisie. La légende d’Arthur ne ce...

• Sudan - country.

  B Principal Cities and Political Divisions The principal city is Khartoum, the capital; other major cities include Omdurman and Khartoum North, major industrial centers, and Port Sudan, a seaport on the RedSea. Sudan is divided into 26 states. C Religion and Language About 70 percent of the people of Sudan are Muslims, some 15 percent are Christians, and most of the remainder follow traditional religions. The people of northernSudan are predominantly Sunni Muslims (Sunni Islam). Most of the pe...

• Tanzania - country.

  The population of Tanzania (2008 estimate) is 40,213,162, giving the country an overall population density of 45 persons per sq km (118 per sq mi). Yet the populationdistribution is irregular, with high densities found near fertile soils around Kilimanjaro and the shores of Lake Malawi, and comparatively low density throughout much ofthe interior of the country. In the late 1960s and 1970s the Tanzanian government resettled most of the rural population in collective farming villages as part of i...

• Bergson: principales oeuvres

  1 l 1 Principales œuvres 1 Bergson rejette la notion de système philosophique. S'~ppuyant sur une bonne connaissance des progrès scientifiques de son temps, il défend l'autonomie de la conscience et de la vie spirituelle contre le matérialisme scientifique. Essai sur les don­ nées immédiates de la conscience (1889) Dans sa thèse de doctorat, B ergson affirme que la science ne saurait expli­ quer la conscience et l...

• New Hampshire - geography.

  Washington. D1 Temperature The coldest parts of the state are in the White Mountains and the extreme north. Average January temperatures range from about -11° C (about 12° F) along theCanadian border to about -3° C (about 26° F) along the coast. July temperatures range from about 17° C (about 63° F) in the mountains to about 21° C (about 70° F)in the south. D2 Precipitation Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year over most of the state. However, the higher peaks of the White Mo...

• New Hampshire - USA History.

  Washington. D1 Temperature The coldest parts of the state are in the White Mountains and the extreme north. Average January temperatures range from about -11° C (about 12° F) along theCanadian border to about -3° C (about 26° F) along the coast. July temperatures range from about 17° C (about 63° F) in the mountains to about 21° C (about 70° F)in the south. D2 Precipitation Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year over most of the state. However, the higher peaks of the White Mo...

• 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...

• Native Americans of Middle and South America.

  A line that snakes across central Mexico near the Tropic of Cancer forms the northern boundary of Mesoamerica; north of this line rainfall sharply declines and theclimate is much drier. The ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica all arose and developed in the area between this line and the Guatemalan highlands far to the south. Richvolcanic soils are found throughout much of the region. A2 People and Languages Mesoamerica was a great melting pot, home to many peoples and interrelated cultures. In...

• Benín (república) - geografía.

  Benín tiene una población de 8.294.941 habitantes (estimaciones para 2008), que crece a una tasa del 2,6% anual. La densidad de población es de 75 hab/km², pero másdel triple se concentra en el sur, donde viven casi más de las tres cuartas partes de los beninenses. Sólo un 46% de la población vive en áreas urbanas. Las principalesciudades son Cotonou (población de 828.000 habitantes, estimada en 2003), el centro de negocios y puerto principal; Porto-Novo (238.000 habitantes, estimada en 2003);Pa...

• Uruguay (country) - country.

  Freedom of religion is guaranteed by the constitution of Uruguay. Three-quarters of the people belong to the Roman Catholic Church. There are also sizable Protestantand Jewish congregations. The official language is Spanish, which in Uruguay has been influenced by Italian vocabulary and pronunciation. C Education Uruguay has one of the highest rates of literacy in Latin America, at 98.2 percent of the adult population. Six years of primary education is compulsory, and Uruguay isone of the few n...

• Bangladesh - country.

  F Environmental Issues Waterborne diseases such as cholera are a serious threat to public health in Bangladesh. Until the 1970s, many of Bangladesh’s people became sick from drinkingpolluted water drawn from surface rivers. Aid agencies such as the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) built shallow wells throughout the country to help provide asafe source of drinking water to Bangladesh’s poor. In the 1990s, however, it was discovered that many of these wells were contaminated by arsenic, a...

• Japan - country.

  island’s fertile soils support agriculture and provide the vast majority of Japan’s pasturelands. In addition, Hokkaidō contains coal deposits, and the cold currents off itsshores supply cold-water fish. Winters are long and harsh, so most of Hokkaid ō is lightly settled, housing about 5 percent of Japan’s population on approximately 20 percent of its land area. However,its snowy winters and unspoiled natural beauty attract many skiers and tourists. Hokkaid ō is thought of as Japan’s northern fr...

• Éthiopie.

  L’Éthiopie possède une très riche tradition littéraire, alimentée aussi par un grand nombre de traductions faites depuis l’ancien grec, l’arabe et d’autres langues vers le guèzeet l’amharique moderne. Beaucoup d’aspects de la culture éthiopienne sont liés à l’histoire chrétienne du pays. Ainsi, la plupart des œuvres littéraires sont de naturethéologique ou mythologique, tandis que l’architecture religieuse reflète une forte influence byzantine, notamment les monastères et les église monolithes....

• Alberta - Geography.

  C Climate Except for the mountain areas, summers throughout the province are quite warm. Winters are long and extremely cold. In July, average daily temperatures range fromabout 16°C (about 60°F) along the northern boundary to about 21°C (about 70°F) in the south. In the extreme southeastern section of the province, temperatures of43°C (110°F) have been recorded. In January, average daily temperatures range from about -14°C (about 6°F) at Grande Prairie to about -9°C (about 16°F) atCalgary. Tem...

• Alberta - Canadian History.

  C Climate Except for the mountain areas, summers throughout the province are quite warm. Winters are long and extremely cold. In July, average daily temperatures range fromabout 16°C (about 60°F) along the northern boundary to about 21°C (about 70°F) in the south. In the extreme southeastern section of the province, temperatures of43°C (110°F) have been recorded. In January, average daily temperatures range from about -14°C (about 6°F) at Grande Prairie to about -9°C (about 16°F) atCalgary. Tem...

• LES PROPOSITIONS

  \ b) Quand la proposition subordonnée conjonctive joue le rôle d'un complé­ ment circonstanciel, elle est dite proposition subordonnée circonstancielle. 3° Les propositions subordonnées interrogatives indirectes. Elle me disait combien elle m'aimait. Combien elle m'aimait est une proposition subordonnée interrogative indi­ recte introduite par l'adverbe interrogatif combien. 4° Les propositions subordonnées infinitives et participiales. Elles ne sont introd...

• Nepal - geografía.

  sherpas, que son conocidos por ser guías y porteadores en las expediciones de escaladores, y los gurung, tradicionales soldados. Los gurkhas, expertos soldados elegidosentre varios grupos étnicos nepaleses, han servido en las fuerzas armadas indias y británicas. 3.1 Características de la población Nepal tiene una población (según estimaciones para 2008) de 29.519.114 habitantes, con una densidad de 206 hab/km². La esperanza de vida al nacer es de 60,9 años. Lamayoría de la población se concentr...

• Ghana 1999-2000 Fin de mandat pour Jerry Rawlings Dès 1999, les principaux partis politiques ont fourbi leurs armes en vue...

  Ghana 1999-2000 Fin de mandat pour Jerry Rawlings Dès 1999, les principaux partis politiques ont fourbi leurs armes en vue des élections présidentielle et législatives de décembre 2000. Le Congrès national démocratique (NDC, au pouvoir) a désigné au cours de son congrès extraordinaire, le 14 avril 2000, John Evans Atta-Mills, vice-président de la République, comme son candidat à la succession du président Jerry Rawlings (dans l'impossibilité constitutionnelle de briguer un troisième mandat). La...

• Missouri - geography.

  Saint Francois Mountains, at the eastern end of the crest of the dome. Only in these mountains have the sedimentary rocks been sufficiently eroded away so that theunderlying igneous rocks are exposed. They form the rounded, knoblike peaks of an old mountain range. The peaks project, in isolation or in clusters, between 230 and300 m (750 and 1,000 ft) above the surrounding sedimentary basins. One of these knobs, Taum Sauk Mountain, reaches 540 m (1,772 ft) above sea level and is thehighest point...

• Missouri - USA History.

  Saint Francois Mountains, at the eastern end of the crest of the dome. Only in these mountains have the sedimentary rocks been sufficiently eroded away so that theunderlying igneous rocks are exposed. They form the rounded, knoblike peaks of an old mountain range. The peaks project, in isolation or in clusters, between 230 and300 m (750 and 1,000 ft) above the surrounding sedimentary basins. One of these knobs, Taum Sauk Mountain, reaches 540 m (1,772 ft) above sea level and is thehighest point...

• Kansas - geography.

  at the adjoining cities of Kansas City, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri. Its chief headstreams are the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers, which join to form the KansasRiver at Junction City. Each of the headstreams has numerous tributaries. The Kansas River proper is only 270 km (170 mi) long, but the Smoky Hill River has a lengthof 870 km (540 mi), and the Republican River has a length of 720 km (450 mi). The main tributary flowing into the Kansas River is the Big Blue River. The Arkansas Rive...

• Kansas - USA History.

  at the adjoining cities of Kansas City, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri. Its chief headstreams are the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers, which join to form the KansasRiver at Junction City. Each of the headstreams has numerous tributaries. The Kansas River proper is only 270 km (170 mi) long, but the Smoky Hill River has a lengthof 870 km (540 mi), and the Republican River has a length of 720 km (450 mi). The main tributary flowing into the Kansas River is the Big Blue River. The Arkansas Rive...

• Le Sahara et le Sahel

  LES TOUAREG • Les Touareg, dont la population est estimée à 1 million d'individus, forment la principale communauté du Sahara. • Vêtus de tissus de couleur bleu indigo qui déteint sur la peau, ils furent aussi appelés les " hommes bleus , par les voyageurs occidentaux. • Eux-mêmes préfèrent se désigner sous les noms d'lmajaghan ou lmuhagh - " noble et libre , -ou de Kel Tamajaq- " les gens de Tamajaq "· • Leur langue est le tamajaq, tamasheq...

• L'Afrique centrale (géographie)

  FAUNE ET FLORE Les forêts occupent 65% du territoire et recèlent comme l'ensemble du Bassin du Congo, une faune et une flore très riches, protégées dans des parcs nationaux comme celui d'Odzala, au nord-{)uest ou dans des réserves comme celle de Léfini, au sud-est PoPULATION Le Congo est dans l'ensemble peu peuplé et les habitants se concentrent surtout dans le sud, plus urbanisé, notamment à Brauaville (1 187 000 d'hab.), Pointe-Noire {576 300 ha...

• Sibérie.

  4.2 Sibérie orientale D’une superficie de plus de 4 millions de km 2, avec une population très réduite (environ 9 millions d’habitants), la Sibérie orientale est couverte aux trois quarts par la forêt. Les bas plateaux autour du bassin de l’Ienisseï sont remplacés au sud par des montagnes de part et d’autre du lac Baïkal (monts Saïan, monts Iablonovyï, monts Stanovoï).Le développement économique se limite à l’exploitation des ressources naturelles (gisements de minerais, barrages hydroélectriqu...

• Le désir de comprendre de quoi est fait le monde qui les entoure a toujours excité la curiosité des hommes.

  La lumière La lumière fut l'un des sujets les plus sensibles dans le développement de la physique, d'une part comme support de la vision, qui est le principal canal de notre connaissance du monde, et comme vecteur d'informations venant d'endroits inaccessibles (les étoiles), d'autre part comme champ d'expérience privilégié pour les diverses théories du rayonnement. Le premier des quatre textes qui suivent relate l'étape cruciale où l'on a pris conscience du rôle que joue la lumière dans la vi...

• Les anti-inflammatoires

  Ils participent au traitement dans l'asthme, la bronchite chronique , les maladies infectieuses ou inflammatoires ORL (angine, sinusite, otite) , la sclérose en plaques, la paralysie faciale . Ils sont indiqués en cas d'échec d'autres traitements dans les rhumatismes inflammatoires (arthrite, polyarthrite), le lupus, la maladie de Horton , la périartérite noueuse, l'anémie hémolytique, le purpura, les thyroidites, la myasthénie, les maladies inflammatoires...

• South America - Geography.

  South America is dominated by relatively warm climatic regimes. Spanning nearly the entire continent along the equator is a belt of humid tropical climate that grades tothe north and south into broad zones where the length of the rainy season and the amount of rainfall diminish. These zones have wet summers and dry winters and aresubject to prolonged droughts. Droughts are a particularly serious problem in northeastern Brazil and along the northern coast of Venezuela and Colombia. The areas ofra...

• Alabama (state) - geography.

  indentations along the coast are measured, the state’s shoreline is 977 km (607 mi) long. It includes the shores of Mobile Bay, an inlet 56 km (35 mi) long at the mouthof the Mobile River. Barrier beaches partly block the entrance to the bay, leaving narrow openings on either side of Dauphin Island. Dauphin and other islands alongAlabama’s coast west of Mobile Bay are separated from the mainland by Mississippi Sound. D Climate Alabama has a humid subtropical climate, with short, relatively mild...

• Alabama (state) - USA History.

  indentations along the coast are measured, the state’s shoreline is 977 km (607 mi) long. It includes the shores of Mobile Bay, an inlet 56 km (35 mi) long at the mouthof the Mobile River. Barrier beaches partly block the entrance to the bay, leaving narrow openings on either side of Dauphin Island. Dauphin and other islands alongAlabama’s coast west of Mobile Bay are separated from the mainland by Mississippi Sound. D Climate Alabama has a humid subtropical climate, with short, relatively mild...

• Tennessee (state) - geography.

  The climate of Tennessee is characterized by hot summers, mild winters, and abundant rainfall. C1 Temperature Average July temperatures range from less than 21° C (70° F) in the Blue Ridge region to 27° C (80° F) at Nashville and Memphis. Maximum daytime temperatures insummer often rise above 35° C (95° F) in central and western Tennessee. Daytime temperatures in the mountains rarely rise above 32° C (90° F). Summer nights tendto be warm and muggy in central and western Tennessee, but temperatu...

• Tennessee (state) - USA History.

  The climate of Tennessee is characterized by hot summers, mild winters, and abundant rainfall. C1 Temperature Average July temperatures range from less than 21° C (70° F) in the Blue Ridge region to 27° C (80° F) at Nashville and Memphis. Maximum daytime temperatures insummer often rise above 35° C (95° F) in central and western Tennessee. Daytime temperatures in the mountains rarely rise above 32° C (90° F). Summer nights tendto be warm and muggy in central and western Tennessee, but temperatu...

• Oregon - geography.

  B Rivers and Lakes The Columbia River forms most of the Oregon-Washington boundary, and with its tributaries this great river drains a large portion of Oregon. From the point where theColumbia first touches the state, at Wallula Gap, the river runs in a shallow gorge, deepening as it approaches the Cascades. This part of the river once had manyrapids and falls, but is now navigable by large vessels because of dams and locks that have been built along much of its length. An important tributary o...

• Oregon - USA History.

  B Rivers and Lakes The Columbia River forms most of the Oregon-Washington boundary, and with its tributaries this great river drains a large portion of Oregon. From the point where theColumbia first touches the state, at Wallula Gap, the river runs in a shallow gorge, deepening as it approaches the Cascades. This part of the river once had manyrapids and falls, but is now navigable by large vessels because of dams and locks that have been built along much of its length. An important tributary o...

• Colombia (república) - geografía.

  Al este de la cordillera Oriental, donde despunta la elevada sierra Nevada del Cocuy, se encuentran vastas extensiones de tierras bajas de clima tórrido, escasamentepobladas y sólo parcialmente exploradas por empresas petroleras. La porción meridional de esta región está cubierta por selvas drenadas por los ríos Caquetá, Vaupés yPutumayo (este último frontera natural con Ecuador y el Perú). La parte norte de la región, de mayor extensión, está formada por enormes planicies conocidas como LosLlan...

• Botswana - country.

  at birth was 50.2 years, also a significant improvement. The urban population of Botswana has increased rapidly, from 18 percent of the total in 1981 to 51 percent in 2003. Gaborone, the capital, is the largest city and mainbusiness center. Other business centers are Francistown, Selebi-Pikwe, Molepolole, Kanye, and Serowe. Botswana received its name from the country’s principal ethnic group, the Tswana. Other ethnic groups include the Kgalagadi, Kalanga, and Basarwa. There are also asmall numbe...

• Le mot "degré" dans l'oeuvre de DESCARTES

  ABREGE DE LA MUSIQUE, De la diversité des sons à l'égard du grave et de l'aigu. La première manière a donné lieu aux consonances et accords, la seconde aux degrés, et la troisième aux dissonances quiapprochent le plus des consonances ; tellement qu'il doit y avoir une moindre diversité de sons dans les accords que dans les degrés, parce que autrement celatravaillerait trop l'oreille, qui souffre plus à vouloir distinguer tous les sons qui se font ensemble que ceux qui ne se produisent quesucces...

• Etude de texte (Candide : Chapitres 1- 3-6–17–18–19-30) - Littérature

  "Te Deum " : actions de grâce. Chacun de ceux qui fait la guerre prétend avoir Dieu dans son camp. Cela révolteVoltaire. D'autre part, chacun pense avoir gagné : donc la boucherie était inutile. Tableau de la souffrance des civils : réalisme, détails atroces. Le même spectacle se retrouve dans chacun desdeux camps : chacun est responsable. Voltaire attaque ici la théorie de Rudendorf ou de Grotius qui légitimaient la destruction des terres de l'ennemi. Dernière image, pathétique : Candide res...

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• Algeria - country.

  areas to fishing. National parks, including the giant Tassili N’Ajjer National Park in the eastern corner of the country, comprise a large proportion of the protected area. The effects of Algeria’s human population on the fragile landscape have been severe. The greatest ecological threats are deforestation and burning of scrub vegetation,conversion of steppe habitat to arable land, and soil erosion due to overgrazing and poor farming practices. Pollution of Mediterranean coastal waters is pervas...

• Congo, république du.

  La forêt équatoriale humide, qui couvre en grande partie la cuvette congolaise, occupe près de la moitié de la superficie du pays et constitue une ressource naturellemajeure, mais seules les forêts du Chaillu sont exploitées en raison de la proximité de la voie ferrée du Gabon. Les principales essences exploitées sont l’okoumé, l’acajou,le limba, le sapelli. C’est en majorité une forêt dense dans le nord-ouest et le sud-ouest du pays ; la savane arborée et les forêts-galeries s’étendent au nord...

• Inde, langues de l' - Langues et Linguistique.

  Quelque vingt-trois langues dravidiennes sont parlées par 150 millions de locuteurs environ, principalement dans le sud de l’Inde. Les quatre grandes langues dravidiennes sont reconnues comme langues constitutionnelles — le tamoul au Tamil Nadu, le télougou en Andhra Pradesh, le kannara au Karnataka et le malayalam au Kerala. Ces langues possèdent chacune leur propre écriture et une longue tradition littéraire. Le télougou est, des quatre, la langue la plus parlée. Le tamoul a la littérature la...

• Wisconsin (state) - geography.

  -6° C (22° F) in the southeast, along the Lake Michigan shore. During winter extremely cold weather persists for several weeks at a time. C2 Precipitation Average annual precipitation ranges from 700 to 800 mm (28 to 32 in). Rainfall is generally heaviest during the spring and summer, and snowfall is generally moderatein the south, but can be quite heavy in the north. Thunderstorms, sometimes accompanied by devastating tornadoes, are common in spring and summer, particularly inthe southern part...

• Wisconsin (state) - USA History.

  -6° C (22° F) in the southeast, along the Lake Michigan shore. During winter extremely cold weather persists for several weeks at a time. C2 Precipitation Average annual precipitation ranges from 700 to 800 mm (28 to 32 in). Rainfall is generally heaviest during the spring and summer, and snowfall is generally moderatein the south, but can be quite heavy in the north. Thunderstorms, sometimes accompanied by devastating tornadoes, are common in spring and summer, particularly inthe southern part...

• Austria - country.

  Wildlife is generally scarce in Austria. Chamois, deer, and marmot are still present; bear, which were once abundant, are now almost completely absent. Hunting isstrictly regulated to protect the remaining species. F Environmental Issues Industrial emissions, a high volume of tourist traffic, and significant air pollution from other countries—principally the former East Germany, Slovakia, and the CzechRepublic—combine to make acid rain the major environmental problem in Austria. One-quarter of...

• Greece - country.

  minerals, such as chromium, copper, uranium, and magnesium, are relatively small. Greece’s small petroleum deposits, located under the Aegean Sea near the island ofThásos, are rapidly being depleted. There are no significant reserves of natural gas. Greece’s forests, probably abundant in ancient times, have been significantly depleted. Subsequent soil erosion has made reforestation efforts difficult. Although muchof Greece’s soil is rocky and dry, the country’s mountains are interspersed with sm...

• 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...