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• 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...

• Newfoundland and Labrador - Geography.

  Precipitation averages about 1,120 mm (about 44 in) yearly in Newfoundland. In Labrador precipitation varies from about 1,020 mm (about 40 in) in the southeast toabout 510 mm (about 20 in) in the extreme north. Heavy winter snowfalls are common, especially in Newfoundland. D Plant Life About one-third of Newfoundland is forested, and most of the rest of the island is made up of barren areas of reindeer moss and lichens. The forests consist almostentirely of conifers. The most important species...

• Newfoundland and Labrador - Canadian History.

  Precipitation averages about 1,120 mm (about 44 in) yearly in Newfoundland. In Labrador precipitation varies from about 1,020 mm (about 40 in) in the southeast toabout 510 mm (about 20 in) in the extreme north. Heavy winter snowfalls are common, especially in Newfoundland. D Plant Life About one-third of Newfoundland is forested, and most of the rest of the island is made up of barren areas of reindeer moss and lichens. The forests consist almostentirely of conifers. The most important species...

• 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...

• Colorado - geography.

  Although the rivers of Colorado are navigable only by small boats, they are important as a source of irrigation water for use in Colorado and adjoining states. However,the water level of the rivers fluctuates seasonally and from year to year. The level is generally low in winter and high in spring and summer, during the runoff of meltedsnow from the mountains. Colorado has no large lakes of natural origin, but there are numerous small lakes in the mountains. The largest bodies of water in Colora...

• Colorado - USA History.

  Although the rivers of Colorado are navigable only by small boats, they are important as a source of irrigation water for use in Colorado and adjoining states. However,the water level of the rivers fluctuates seasonally and from year to year. The level is generally low in winter and high in spring and summer, during the runoff of meltedsnow from the mountains. Colorado has no large lakes of natural origin, but there are numerous small lakes in the mountains. The largest bodies of water in Colora...

• Native Americans of North America.

  addition to smallpox and measles, explorers and colonists brought a host of other diseases: bubonic plague, cholera, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, pleurisy, mumps,diphtheria, pneumonia, whooping cough, malaria, yellow fever, and various sexually transmitted infections. Despite the undisputed devastation wreaked on Indian populations after European contact, native populations showed enormous regional variability in their response todisease exposure. Some peoples survived and, in some cases, even...

• Native Americans of North America - Canadian History.

  addition to smallpox and measles, explorers and colonists brought a host of other diseases: bubonic plague, cholera, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, pleurisy, mumps,diphtheria, pneumonia, whooping cough, malaria, yellow fever, and various sexually transmitted infections. Despite the undisputed devastation wreaked on Indian populations after European contact, native populations showed enormous regional variability in their response todisease exposure. Some peoples survived and, in some cases, even...

• Wyoming (state) - geography.

  The basins, which lie in the rain shadow of mountains, are very dry, with an average annual precipitation of about 250 mm (about 10 in) or less; the Great Plains regionhas an annual average of about 380 mm (about 15 in), and the Black Hills region receives slightly more. Thunderstorms and hailstorms are relatively frequent insummer. The annual snowfall ranges from about 500 mm (about 20 in) in the Bighorn Basin to well over 5,100 mm (over 200 in) in the higher mountains, where annualprecipitatio...

• Wyoming (state) - USA History.

  The basins, which lie in the rain shadow of mountains, are very dry, with an average annual precipitation of about 250 mm (about 10 in) or less; the Great Plains regionhas an annual average of about 380 mm (about 15 in), and the Black Hills region receives slightly more. Thunderstorms and hailstorms are relatively frequent insummer. The annual snowfall ranges from about 500 mm (about 20 in) in the Bighorn Basin to well over 5,100 mm (over 200 in) in the higher mountains, where annualprecipitatio...

• Camel - biology.

  of water in the stomach or hump as was once commonly believed. Unlike other mammals, however, the camel can survive as long as three weeks without drinking,depending on the water content of its food. It can survive a water loss of about 40 percent of its normal body weight. In comparison, a loss of 15 percent is usually fatalfor humans. Camels can go without water due to several unique adaptations to their environment. The camel conserves more water in its body than any other mammal. It excretes...

• Horse - biology.

  Horses reach sexual maturity at about one and a half years. The estrous cycle in the mare—a mature female horse—typically lasts 21 days. During the first five days ofthe cycle, the mare is usually receptive to mating. The estrous cycle stops during winter and resumes in the spring, which is the start of the breeding season. Astallion—a mature male horse—approaching a mare in estrus engages in various courtship rituals. These include uttering nickering sounds and sniffing and licking themare’s ge...

• Mammal - biology.

  On land, mammals live in many different habitats, and at a wide range of altitudes. Many mammals dig burrows as refuges or as places to raise their young, but somehave developed a largely subterranean lifestyle, feeding on small animals or plant roots beneath the soil's surface. These animals, including moles and mole-rats, digthrough the ground either with spadelike front paws or with their teeth, and they detect danger by being highly sensitive to vibrations transmitted through the soil.Most m...

• Montana - geography.

  (191 sq mi), is Montana’s largest lake, and the largest natural freshwater lake in the contiguous states west of the Mississippi River. C Climate Climatic regions in Montana coincide roughly with the two major physiographic regions. In western Montana, as compared with the eastern plains area, winters tend tobe milder while summers are cooler. Precipitation is more evenly distributed throughout the year in the west, and it is cloudier and somewhat more humid in all seasons.In addition, the grow...

• Montana - USA History.

  (191 sq mi), is Montana’s largest lake, and the largest natural freshwater lake in the contiguous states west of the Mississippi River. C Climate Climatic regions in Montana coincide roughly with the two major physiographic regions. In western Montana, as compared with the eastern plains area, winters tend tobe milder while summers are cooler. Precipitation is more evenly distributed throughout the year in the west, and it is cloudier and somewhat more humid in all seasons.In addition, the grow...

• Pensez-vous de cette opinion d'Oscar Wilde : «Un artiste doit créer de belles choses, mais sans rien y mettre de sa propre vie»? Etayez votre discussion d'exemples puisés dans la littérature française.

  1 Le culte de la pudeur. Chez les uns cette position est une simple question de pudeur. Le cas le plus typique est celui d'écrivains comme Stendhal, Mérimée, Leconte de Lisle, Flaubert qui auraient peut-être livré aux lecteurs leurpropre vie, mais qui sont vite découragés par l'ironie ou les railleries qui accablent leurs essais de confidences ; ilsse font donc de la défiance une véritable loi et ils cherchent d'une façon presque maniaque à se masquer : Stendhalmultiplie les pseudonymes ; Mérim...

• Film Noir I INTRODUCTION Lynch's Blue Velvet The motion picture Blue Velvet (1986) brought wide acclaim to American director David Lynch.

  Double IndemnityBarbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray are featured in Double Indemnity (1944), a story of lust and greed in the film noirtradition, directed by Billy Wilder. The film’s events are related in flashbacks by protagonist Walter Neff (MacMurray), whomakes a dying confession about a plot to kill a man for his insurance money.Bettmann/Corbis Another common aspect of film noir is the femme fatale, a seductive woman who lures the protagonist into actions that ultimately lead to his downfall...

• Oscar Wilde déclare dans la préface à son roman Le Portrait de Dorian Gray : « L'appellation de livre moral ou immoral ne répond à rien. Un livre est bien écrit ou mal écrit. Et c'est tout. [...] L'artiste peut tout exprimer. » Vous commenterez et discuterez ce jugement.

  moralistes réfléchissent sur les mœurs de la société. Cette réflexion ne peut pourtant se faire sans une dimension esthétique qui rend agréable l'apprentissage desvaleurs morales de la vertu. Esthétique et morale sont donc étroitement liées en tant que la première peut soutenir la portée de l'autre. Oscar Wilde ne semble toutefoisaborder que la question du style et de la morale. L'œuvre d'art, doit avant tout être belle, mais elle peut aussi véhiculer un message, et ce bien qu'il reste le plusso...

• Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde La Ballade de la geôle de Reading

  Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde La Ballade de la geôle de Reading Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), Oscar Wilde (1890), Collection Conrad H. Lester, Beverly Hills, Californie. In memoriam C. T. W. Ancien soldat du Royal Horse Guards, Obiit en la prison de Sa Majesté, Reading, Berkshire, 7 juillet 1896 1 Plus d’uniforme d’écarlate Car rouges sont le sang, le vin, Quand on le prit près de la morte, Du sang et du vin sur les mains, La pauvre morte qu’il aimait Et...

• Autographe (en français) d'Oscar Wilde

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• the legend of dorian gray

  summary : Painter Basil Hallward and college friend dandy Lord Henry Wotton befriend Dorian Gray, a beautiful young man. Basil finds inspiration in painting Dorian. Lord Henry seeks to influence him with his philosophy of New Hedonism. Dorian, spellbound by Basil's portrait and Lord Henry's wit and wisdom, expresses the desire to be forever young, and a willingness to give his soul for it. Dorian meets an actress Sibyl Vane, is smitten with her performances of Shakespearean heroines an...

• TPE: Comment est représentée la relation de l'homme et de la nature dans le film Into The Wild ? Et comment évolue cette relation ?

  la naissance pour retourner au monde sauvage, paradoxalement plus rassurant pour lui qu'une société américaine totalement aseptisée et étouffante. Mais pourtant, ilne cherche pas a la quitter pour des contrées plus authentiques. Il va chercher la nature dans son pays même. Le jeune homme cherche aussi dans la nature ce «dérèglement des sens » (Rimbaud), ce vertige qu'il ne trouve pas dans son monde.Mais le film Into The Wild n'est pas une apologie propre de la nature. En effet, celle-ci est dang...

• Corn - biology.

  small larvae of the cucumber beetles feed on the root system of the developing plants. VII PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION World output of corn at the beginning of the 21 st century was about 603 million metric tons annually; in volume of production, corn ranked first, ahead of rice and wheat. A net gain of about 51 percent in production was realized during the last two decades; intensive cultivation with heavy use of fertilizer and herbicides wasresponsible for the increase. The United States is t...

• Monkey (animal) - biology.

  traveling in troops, often take turns acting as sentinel, making specific alarm calls to alert their companions to approaching danger. In trees, monkeys have other waysof outwitting their enemies. Capuchins, for example, sometimes fend off inquisitive predators by urinating on them from high above or by jumping up and down tomake dead branches fall on the predators. Most monkeys can breed at any time of the year, so their troops often contain young of many different ages. Courtship is typically...

• Owl - biology.

  Among the largest species of typical owls are the eagle owls. They have tufts of feathers on their heads that are called “ears.” The great horned owl is the only eagleowl found in the Americas. It is about 60 cm (25 in) in length with a wingspan of 1.4 m (60 in). Numerous species of eagle owls inhabit Europe, Africa, and Asia. Mostwidely distributed is the northern eagle owl, found from Scandinavia and Spain to Japan. It is about 71 cm (28 in) long with a wingspan of about 2m (72 in). Nearly asl...

• Komet - Astronomie.

  Gruppe gehören der spektakulär die Sonne streifende Komet Ikeya-Seki von 1965 sowie sieben andere Kometen mit Perioden von beinahe 1 000 Jahren an. Deramerikanische Astronom Brian G. Marsden hat die Schlussfolgerung gezogen, dass der Komet von 1965 und der noch hellere Komet von 1882 sich aus einem einzigenKometen durch Teilung gebildet haben, möglicherweise aus dem Kometen von 1106. Dieser und möglicherweise noch andere der Gruppe splitterten vor Tausenden vonJahren von einem noch viel größeren...

• Tobacco - biology.

  quality cigars are made entirely by hand, most cigars are manufactured by machine. Chewing tobaccos are generally made from thick grades of leaves to which binders and flavorings are added. Chewing tobacco is formed by pressing the tobacco intoblocks known as plugs. Snuff is made by grinding tobacco into fine powder, which is then allowed to ferment for a long period of time. Frequently, snuff is scented withspices, such as jasmine or cloves. V TOBACCO INDUSTRY Over 6 million tons of commercial...

• Honey Bee - biology.

  B Reproduction and Development The queen controls the sex of her offspring. When an egg passes from her ovary to her oviduct, the queen determines whether the egg is fertilized with sperm from thespermatheca. A fertilized egg develops into a female honey bee, either worker or queen, and an unfertilized egg becomes a male honey bee, or drone. The queen lays the eggs that will develop into more queens in specially constructed downward-pointing, peanut-shaped cells, in which the egg adheres to the...

• Biodiversity.

  a common molecule, ribonucleic acid (RNA), and most also have deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). These molecules direct the production of proteins—molecules responsiblefor the structure and function of virtually all living cells. This is the evolutionary chain of life. All species are descended from a single common ancestor. From that ancient single-celled microbe, all inherited RNA. As time goesby, species diverge and develop their own peculiar attributes, thus making their own contribution to biodiv...

• Biodiversity - biology.

  a common molecule, ribonucleic acid (RNA), and most also have deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). These molecules direct the production of proteins—molecules responsiblefor the structure and function of virtually all living cells. This is the evolutionary chain of life. All species are descended from a single common ancestor. From that ancient single-celled microbe, all inherited RNA. As time goesby, species diverge and develop their own peculiar attributes, thus making their own contribution to biodiv...

• Oscar Wilde déclare dans la préface à son roman Le Portrait de Dorian Gray : « L'appellation de livre moral ou immoral ne répond à rien. Un livre est bien écrit ou mal écrit. Et c'est tout. [...] L'artiste peut tout exprimer. » Vous commenterez et discuterez ce jugement sur la littérature en vous appuyant sur des exemples précis tirés de genres littéraires divers.

  véhiculer : la manière compte plus que la matière, c'est pourquoi, pour le mouvement parnassien comme pour Wilde, le style prévaut. La morale apparaît alors comme secondaire par rapport à la beauté de l'art. Si la qualité d'une œuvre ne dépend que de sa capacité à être belle, alors la morale ne lui est pas indispensable. C'est ce que Gautier développe dans la préface à Mlle de Maupin; ainsi critique-t-il vivement les volontés morales de son époque : « Cette grande affectation de morale q...

• Exposé, Marivaux, La Dispute, scène III

  Transition : III - Une découverte en miroir Une autre approche du mythe de Narcisse La passion qu'Eglé ressent pour son propre reflet, sa propre image, est évidemment à rapprocher du mythe de Narcisse. Le mythe de Narcisse Le mythe de Narcisse est raconté notamment par Ovide dans ses Métamorphoses. Ovide raconte qu'à la naissance de Narcisse, on demanda au devin Tirésias (lemême que dans la tragédie d'Œdipe) si l'enfant atteindrait une longue vieillesse. Le devin répondit : « il l'atteindra s'il...

• MERLE Robert : sa vie et son oeuvre

  Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)Robert Merle né en 1908 Robert Merle est né à Tébessa (Constantine) en Algérie. Son père mourut aux Dardanelles en 1916. Après dix ans d'Afrique du Nord, il vient vivre à Paris. Il passe en 1933 son agrégation d'anglais, après une année d'études à l'Université de Cleveland. Il enseigne et prépare sa thèse de doctorat sur Oscar Wilde. Au lycée Pasteur en 1938, il a pour collègue Jean-Paul Sartre. Mobilisé en 1939, il “ fait ” Dunkerque. Prisonnier, manquant son éva...

• AVERSE, substantif féminin.

  B.? Au figur?. Ce qui est fourni, r?pandu en abondance; grande quantit?: ? 6. C'est ainsi que, l?-bas, on vit de chiens ? loups, Et qu'il pleut jour et nuit des averses de coups. AM?D?E POMMIER, Les Russes, 1854, page 26. C.? Argot, langage familier. 1. Ensemble de paroles d?plac?es, voire m?chantes?: ? 7. Il [Bosy] passa contre moi, comme sans me reconna?tre, se campa en face de Wilde, et, d'une voix sifflante, m?prisante, haineuse, lan?a d'une haleine quelques phrases dont je ne comp...

• Elephants.

  ARE ELEPHANTS ENDANGERED? African and Asian elephants are now endangered species. People killed elephants for their ivory tusks.People destroyed the forests and grasslands where elephants lived. In the early 1900s, there werebetween 5 million and 10 million elephants living in the wild. By 1979, there were only 1.3 million.Another 600,000 African elephants were killed for their ivory tusks between 1979 and 1989. In 1989,many countries banned ivory sales and took other steps to protect elephants....

• PHOTOGRAPHIE D'ANDRÉ MAUROIS

  .. L)ŒUVRE D'ANDRÉ MAUROIS ROMANS :LES SILENCES DU COLONEL BRAMBLE (1918) -NI ANGE NI B!TE (1919)- LES DISCOURS DU DOCTEUR o'GRADY (1922) -BERNARD Q.UESNAY (1926)- CLIMATS (1928) -LE CERCLE DE FAMILLE (1932)- L'INSTINCT DU BONHEUR (1934)- TERRE PROMISE (1945 ) - LES ROSES DE SEPTEMBRE (1956) NOUVELLES : PAR LA FAUTE DE M. DE BALZAC (1923) - MEIPE ou LA DtLIVRANCE (1926)- LES SOUFFRANCES DU JEUNE WER­ THER (1926) -LE CHAPITRE SUIVANT...

• satire - littérature.

  Mais à l'âge classique, ce sont les Satires de Boileau (1666-1705), inspirées de celles d'Horace et de Juvénal, qui illustrent le genre proprement dit. Ces Satires sont dirigées contre des auteurs contemporains, Quinault, Pradon, Mlle de Scudéry, et elles ridiculisent la poésie épique de l'académicien Chapelain. Boileau affirme plaisamment que la postérité ne retiendra le nom d'un autre académicien, Charles Cotin (auteur de poèmes précieux dont Molière aurait fait le modèle de Trissotin dan...

• Andes - geography.

  smaller trees lies above the zone of rain forest. Among the smaller trees is found the wild cinchona, a source of quinine, a drug used to treat malaria. In the southernAndes, broadleaf and coniferous trees cover the lower slopes. Coniferous forests are found above 2,000 m (6,500 ft), and the timberline is generally about 3,000 m(about 10,000 ft) above sea level. Above the timberline are treeless highland meadows, but the high plateaus of the central Andes support only a sparse covering ofgrasses...

• Wolf - biology.

  VIII RED WOLF The red wolf is smaller than the gray wolf. An adult red wolf stands about 65 cm (about 2 ft) high at the shoulder, measures 100 to 130 cm (3 to 4 ft) in lengthexcluding the tail, and weighs 20 to 36 kg (45 to 80 lb). It has long legs and ears and its head is not as wide as that of the gray wolf. The coat of red wolves varies incolor from light tan to black with reddish head, ears, and legs. Scientists have debated whether the red wolf is a subspecies of the gray wolf, a separate...

• Lion - biology.

  Lions usually hunt at night, alone, or in groups. Their preferred prey are large hoofed mammals, such as zebras and wildebeests, but they will go after small hares aswell as huge giraffes. Typically, a lion hunting alone will slowly and silently stalk its prospective victim, trying not to be seen, until it is about 30 m (about 98 ft) away.Then with a burst of speed, the lion will run toward the prey, grab it, and throw it to the ground. The lion kills the prey by biting the back of the animal’s...

• Satire (Sprache & Litteratur).

  Im anglophonen Sprachraum verliert die Satire während des 19. Jahrhunderts an Gewicht, bringt aber nach wie vor Meister der Gattung hervor, wie die Amerikaner MarkTwain und Ambrose Bierce und die Engländer Charles Dickens und William Makepeace Thackeray, die die viktorianischen Gesellschaftsnormen in teils scharfzüngigenKommentaren verurteilen. In Deutschland erlebt die Gesellschafts- und Literatursatire eine Blütezeit, angefangen bei den Romanen Jean Pauls oder Wilhelm HauffsMittheilungen aus d...

• Romanticism I INTRODUCTION Romanticism, in art, European and American movement extending from about 1800 to 1850.

  and the composition so dynamic that the effect is of chaos engulfing the immobile and indifferent figure of the dying king. IV GERMANY Two Men on a SeashoreTwo Men on a Seashore (1835) by German artist Caspar David Friedrich can be interpreted as a symbolic expression ofthe artist’s Christian faith. The sea is a symbol of death and the rocks on the beach stand for faith and the future. Themoon symbolizes Christ. This drawing in pencil and sepia ink closely resembles in its design a painting by...

• Illustration.

  Gegen Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts wurden die bedeutendsten englischen Buchillustrationen von Thomas Bewick geschaffen, der den Weißholzschnitt in Büchern wie History of Quadrupeds (1790) perfektionierte, sowie von dem Dichter und Künstler William Blake, dessen illuminierte Bücher, angefangen bei Songs of Innocence (1789, Lieder der Unschuld ), auf einer Art der Illustration zurückgriff, die derjenigen der Blockbücher des 15. Jahrhunderts nahe steht. Japanische Künstler illustrierten Bücher...

• Portland - geography.

  Garden arena, which opened in 1995. In 2000 the Portland Fire, an expansion Women's National Basketball Association team, began play in the Rose Garden as well. VI ECONOMY Portland enjoys a diversified economy. Major manufactured products include paper, transportation equipment, metal products, sportswear, and electronic componentsand equipment. Major corporations headquartered in the metropolitan region include Nike, a leader in the manufacture of sports footwear, in Beaverton; Louisiana-Paci...

• Pollination - biology.

  rapidly as in cross-pollination, because one plant with a beneficial gene can transmit it only to its own offspring and not to other plants. Self-pollination evolved laterthan cross-pollination, and may have developed as a survival mechanism in harsh environments where pollinators were scarce. IV POLLEN TRANSFER Unlike animals, plants are literally rooted to the spot, and so cannot move to combine sex cells from different plants; for this reason, species have evolved effectivestrategies for ac...

• Zebra - biology.

  C Life Span Captive zebras have lived into their late 30s. Life expectancy in the wild, where predators abound, is probably not much more than 12 years. IV SOCIAL BEHAVIOR Like horses, zebras have large brains and a wide variety of social behaviors. Although they cannot match the overall intelligence of mammals that hunt, zebras interactwith each other in complex ways. Zebras usually live in groups known as herds, but the social structure of these groups depends on the species. The plains zeb...

• Österreichische Literatur (Sprache & Litteratur).

  entdeckte Lyriker Georg Trakl sein erstes Gedicht Vorstadt im Föhn. Auch der Schriftsteller und expressionistische Theoretiker Theodor Däubler ( Der neue Standpunkt, 1916), der philosophische Essayist Theodor Haecker (1879-1945; Christentum und Kultur, 1927) und Else Lasker-Schüler gehörten zum Brenner -Kreis und publizierten zum Teil in von Fickers hauseigenem Verlag. Das wichtige Zentrum der Bewegung aber war Wien; hier wirkten die Doppelbegabungen Alfred Kubin ( Die andere Seite, 1909),...

• Europe - geography.

  movement of a segment of the Earth’s crust against the stable shield during the Caledonian orogeny (about 500 to 395 million years ago) raised the mountains of Ireland,Wales, Scotland, and western Norway. Subsequent erosion has rounded and worn down these mountains in the British Isles, but the peaks of Norway still reach 2,472 m(8,110 ft). The second major geological region, a belt of sedimentary materials, sweeps in an arc from southwestern France northward and eastward through the Low Countri...

• Dog. I INTRODUCTION Dog, mammal generally considered to be the first domesticated animal.

  French word for butterfly because it has ears that resemble butterfly wings, is a happy, friendly dog, suitable for small living spaces. The final dog group, nonsporting ,includes a wide variety of purebreds that differ in size, coat, overall appearance, and personality, from the shorthaired spotted dalmatian to the curly-haired poodle. V DOG BEHAVIOR Instinctive behaviors of the domestic dog are comparable to those of its wild relatives, the wolf, coyote, fox, and jackal. Unlike trained behavi...