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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...
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Corée - Japon de 1944 à 1978 (histoire)
Corée du Nord Une économie dynamique Dès 1948, la République populaire démocra tique nationalisa l'industrie et décré!J la réfor me agraire. Avec un potentiel industri~l anéanti . et une production agricole très diminuée, les conditions de vie étaient très dures pour la population. Néanmoins, le président du Conse~il Kim Il Sung accorda la priorité à l'industrie }ourde, ce qui ne fut pas adopté sans opposition; Par cette dure ligne d'austérité,...
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BONINGTON Richard Parkes : L'Institut vu des quais
BONINGTON Richard Parkes L'Institut vu des quais Né à Arnold, Nottingham, 1802 Mort à Londres, 1828 Voici une vue tout à fait originale de l'Institut de France ou, plutôt, d'une partie du bâtiment. Celui-ci se trouve à l'extrémité sud du pont des Arts, à Paris. On remarque nettement trois plans qui, distin gués par la couleur, composent l'espace et la perspective. L'artiste n'a pas voulu peindre une cveduta» comme les Vénitiens du s...
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BONINGTON Richard Parkes : Escalier d'une cathédrale
BONINGTON Richard Parkes Escalier d'une cathédrale Né à Arnold, Noninghamshire, 1801 Mort à Londres, 1828 Son contemporain et ami Delacroix qualifie les aquarelles de Bonington d'"espèces de dia mant" ; ce jeune prodige anglais, initié au dessin à Calais et à Paris, va ouvrir la voie aux artisans du renouveau du paysage romantique français ; il meurt à vingt-six ans, en pleine gloire. La vision d'une de ses œuvres entr'aperçue dans une...
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1970 – 1979 : Corée du sud
manif estations de contestat ions. De nombreux opposants sont arrêtés , traduits devant des tribunaux militaires et frappés de lourdes peines de priso n. Les rapports d'Amnesty International dénoncent à plusieurs reprises la violation des droits de l'homme . Le régime de Park Chung-hee ne peut se maintenir que par les mesures de répression et l'appui de puissances étrangè res. La men ace permanente d'une invasion du territoire par la Corée du Nord consti...
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NCAA Basketball Division I Championships: Most Outstanding Player.
Women1982 Janice Lawrence Louisiana Tech 1983 Cheryl Miller USC 1984 Cheryl Miller USC 1985 Tracy Claxton Old Dominion 1986 Clarissa Davis Texas 1987 Tonya Edwards Tennessee 1988 Erica Westbrooks Louisiana Tech 1989 Bridgette Gordon Tennessee 1990 Jennifer Azzi Stanford 1991 Dawn Staley Virginia 1992 Molly Goodenbour Stanford 1993 Sheryl Swoopes Texas Tech 1994 Charlotte Smith North Carolina 1995 Rebecca Lobo Connecticut 1996 Michelle Marciniak Tennessee 1997 Chamique Holdsclaw Tennessee 1998 Ch...
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Charlottetown - Geography.
Royalty. In 1864 Charlottetown was the site of the Charlottetown Conference, a meeting between representatives of most of the British North American colonies to discussConfederation. The meeting was a success, and led eventually to the establishment of the Dominion of Canada in 1867. Charlottetown was incorporated in 1855, with a population of 6500. On July 16, 1866, the city experienced its worst of several fires. “The Great Fire” broke out in an oldbuilding near the waterfront. It was thought...
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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...
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Paleolithic Art
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Cave Painting, Lascaux
This portion of a cave painting in what is now Lascaux, France, was done by Paleolithic artists about 13,000 bc.
Venus of WillendorfThis so-called Venus figurine from the area of Willendorf, Austria, is one of the earliest known examples of sculpture,dating from about 23,000 bc. The figure, which is carved out of limestone, is only 11.25 cm (4.5 in) high, and wasprobably designed to be held in the hand. It is believed the Venus may be a fertility symbol, which would explain theexaggerated female anatomy.Ali Meyer/Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York Paleolithic art usually is classified as either figura...
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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...
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London (England) - geography.
D The East End and Docklands The East End, beyond the City of London and the Tower, has long been the home of London’s docks and immigrants. It has frequently been characterized by slums, poverty,and crime. This is the area where the notorious criminal Jack the Ripper prowled. Some portions, such as Bethnal Green, were slums during the Victorian period. Manypoorer immigrants and working-class Londoners still reside in the East End, but its weekend street markets are very popular, especially Pet...
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Nashville - geography.
May event has grown into a major festival. In September the city hosts the Tennessee State Fair. One of Nashville's principle attractions is Opryland, a complex of entertainment and broadcasting facilities that offers live music shows, a resort and convention center,and shopping outlets. Since 1974 it has been the home to the Grand Ole Opry radio show, a country-music production that has not missed a broadcast since 1925. Percy Park and Edwin Warner Park provide open space, trails, playing field...
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Québec (city) - Geography.
rotates between the mayors of small, medium, and core municipalities. The QUC is responsible for zoning, regional development, property valuation, waste disposal, andtourism promotion. City planning and public transit are handled in collaboration with the municipalities. Other municipal functions such as public works, libraries, water,parks, fire and police services, street repair, and traffic control are left to the municipalities. VII CONTEMPORARY ISSUES In recent years the St. Lawrence Rive...
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Frank Lloyd Wright
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Robie House
The Frederick C.
Hills/DeCaro HouseAmerican architect Frank Lloyd Wright, a pioneer of modern architecture, lived and worked in the Chicago area during thelate 19th and early 20th centuries. He designed many single-family houses, known as prairie houses. The Hills/DeCarohouse in Oak Park, west of Chicago, is one of more than 20 houses Wright designed while living in the town between 1890and 1910.© 2007 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Photo: Mary Ann Hemphill/Photo Researc...
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Paris (city, France) - geography.
and its vibrant public square, frequented by street performers, soon became among the most popular landmarks in the city. West of the Pompidou Center is Les Halles, the site of the central market of Paris from the 12th century until 1969. The market was subsequently replaced by the Forum LesHalles, a multilevel underground complex featuring a shopping mall, museums, the Paris film library ( vidéothèque ), and a sports center. The street level of Les Halles features a garden, the Jardin des Halle...
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Britischer Film.
Thematisch und stilistisch weit ihrer Zeit voraus waren Anthony Asquith’ The Browning Version (1951; Konflikt des Herzens ) und Michael Powells Peeping Tom (1960; Peeping Tom ). Diese Filme ebneten den Weg für die britische „New Wave” und das Kino der „Angry young men”. 3 DER MODERNE BRITISCHE FILM 1956 hatte John Osborne mit seinem skandalisierten Theaterstück Look Back in Anger den Generationenbruch auf der Bühne vollzogen. Gleichzeitig forderte die Bewegung „Free Cinema” künstlerisch...
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Acid Rain.
the Adirondack Mountains of New York State, a quarter of the lakes and ponds are acidic, and many have lost their brook trout and other fish. In the middleAppalachian Mountains, over 1,300 streams are afflicted. All of Norway’s major rivers have been damaged by acid rain, severely reducing salmon and trout populations. E Plants and Animals The effects of acid rain on wildlife can be far-reaching. If a population of one plant or animal is adversely affected by acid rain, animals that feed on tha...
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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...
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Dolphin (aquatic mammal) - biology.
Scientists have observed dolphins displaying three types of caregiving behaviors: standing by, excitement, and supporting. In standing-by behavior, dolphins remain inthe vicinity of an injured or ill companion without offering aid. In excitement behavior, dolphins swim swiftly in circles around an injured dolphin, responding aggressivelytoward threats to the injured animal. For instance, they may bite harpoon lines or charge boats that come too close to the animal. In supporting behavior, one or...
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Antelope - biology.
antelopes still display complex patterns of behavior, although much of it is instinctive rather than learned. In open habitats, antelopes run a high risk of predation (being preyed upon). To survive they use several kinds of defensive strategy, including living in herds. Herd living ensures that many pairs of eyes and ears are on the alert for danger. Herd living also gives individuals a better chance of avoiding attack, because predators canchoose from many potential targets. When danger thre...
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Animation
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Finding Nemo
A clown fish named Marlin, left, and his friend Dory search for Marlin's son in the computer-animated feature film Finding
Nemo (2003).
Animator at WorkAnimators use computers for every part of the animation process, from creating a storyboard (a scene-by-sceneillustration of the plot) to imitating camera movement. This animator is creating a scene for the motion picture Antz(1998).C. Lepetit/Liaison Agency If an animator is basing the animation project on drawings, one of the most common animation techniques, he or she will first create a series of rough sketches thatoften will be filmed in a pencil test (simple line drawings...
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Switzerland - country.
formation over higher elevations. The wind reverses direction about sundown and moves down the valley as a cool downdraft. The foehn, which occurs during the wintermonths, is a dry and relatively warm airflow that is drawn northward over the Alps. The foehn can quickly melt snow and ice, increasing the risk of mudslides andavalanches. D Natural Resources Waterpower is the chief natural resource of Switzerland. The principal source of water is runoff from the considerable annual precipitation th...
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Italy - country.
C Natural Resources Italy is poor in natural resources. Much of the land is unsuitable for agriculture because of mountainous terrain or unfavorable climate. Italy, moreover, lacks substantialdeposits of basic natural resources such as coal, iron, and petroleum. Natural gas is the country’s most important mineral resource. Other deposits include feldspar andpumice. Many of Italy’s mineral deposits on the islands of Sicily and Sardinia had been heavily depleted by the early 1990s. Italy is rich...
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China - geographie.
sind nährstoffreich und werden landwirtschaftlich genutzt. Das breite Flussdelta des Xi Jiang wird auch Kantondelta genannt. 2.1. 6 Die Tibetische Hochebene Im abgelegenen äußersten Südwesten Chinas liegt die Tibetische Hochebene. Das zerklüftete Bergland gehört zu den höchstgelegenen Plateauregionen der Welt. Diedurchschnittliche Höhe beträgt 4 510 Meter. Die Hochebene wird von Hochgebirgen begrenzt; dies sind im Süden Himalaya, im Westen Pamir und Karakorum und im NordenKunlun Shan und Qilian...
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Roosevelt Franklin Delano
Homme d'Etat américain
* 30.1.1882, Hyde Park, New York
+ 12.4.1945, Warm Springs, Georgie
Président américain réélu...
Roosevelt Franklin Delano Homme d'Etat américain * 30.1.1882, Hyde Park, New York + 12.4.1945, Warm Springs, Georgie Président américain réélu quatre fois consécutives (1932, 1936, 1940, 1944), Roosevelt compte parmi les figures les plus importantes de l'histoire des États-Unis. Juriste, membre du parti démocrate et neveu de Theodore Roosevelt, il est sénateur de l'Etat de New-York en 1910, sous-secrétaire d'État au ministère de la Marine de 1913 à 1920 (sous Woodrow Wilson), puis gouverneur de...
- Yellowstone meaning “yellow stone
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Diagnostic d'un projet d'investissement
PRESENTATION DU PROJET PROJET D’ENTREPRISE : MISE EN PLACE D’UNE PLAINE DE JEUX POUR ENFANTS ET D’UN SERVICE DE RESTAURATION SECTEUR D’ACTIVITE : SECTEUR TERTIAIRE CARACTERISE PAR UNE OFFRE DE SERVICE DE MOYENS DE DIVERTISSEMENTS POUR ENFANTS STATUT JURIDIQUE : SARL AU CAPITAL DE 50 000 EUROS RAISON SOCIALE : PARADISE PARK LOCALISATION : ROUEN (HAUTE NORMANDIE) PROMOTEUR DU PROJET : Germain DURANT, associé majoritaire (60%)...
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Adam, Robert - biographie du peintre.
est l'un des meilleurs exemples de ce style. Le Marble Hall, achevé vers 1760, abrite des colonnes en albâtre dessinées par Robert Adam ainsi que des moulures en plâtre de Joseph Rose.John Bethell/Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York L’un des projets les plus ambitieux de Robert Adam est l’ensemble d’immeubles d’Adelphi (1768-1772 ; détruits en 1936), constitué de quais et d’entrepôts situés sous des arcades soutenant des rues et des habitations. Robert Adam, qui travaille à de multiples repri...
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Life of Pi
Later, his family decides to sell all the animals from the zoo and to move over to Canada, having his family and all the animals on the same boat. However a storm occurs and Pi is thrown onto a life boat with several animal. Richard Parker, the tiger and Pi are left alone on the boat after all the other animals have been eaten up either by the hyena or the tiger. Pi then realises he will have to survive with what is left in the boat and try to survive with the biggest fear of being eaten up b...
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- Article de presse: La crise économique menace la " révolution " politique à Séoul
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San Jose (California) - geography.
The San Jose metropolitan area is an economic powerhouse. It is the single most important high-technology center in the United States, specializing in aerospace andcomputer technology. Assisting in the area’s steady innovation is its many venture capital firms, which loan money to entrepreneurs starting new companies. It isestimated that the region contains one-half of the leading venture capital firms in the world. Among the nation’s largest companies in the San Jose metropolitan regionare Inte...
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Denver - geography.
Denver is the center of professional sports in the Rocky Mountain region. Major league teams are the Denver Broncos (football), Colorado Rockies (baseball), DenverNuggets (basketball), and Colorado Avalanche (ice hockey). Coors Field (opened in 1995) is the home of the Colorado Rockies. The Broncos began play at the newlyconstructed Invesco Field at Mile High in 2001, and the Nuggets and Avalanche play at the Pepsi Center. The National Western Stock Show and Rodeo, one of thelargest such shows i...
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Davis Miles Dewey, 1926-1991, né à Alton (Illinois), trompettiste et chef d'orchestre
américain.
Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)\HDLN0000100128 \LINK0031800323PE_0756T \LINK0060200609PE_0215T \LINK0062300629PE_0437T Davis Miles Dewey Trompettiste et chef d'orchestre américain * 25.5.1926, Alton, Illinois + 28.9.1991, Santa Monica, Californie L'initiateur du modern jazz doit sa célébrité à ses talents de trompettiste virtuose. Après des études en 1944-1945 à la Juilliard School of Music de New York, il joue aux côtés de Charlie Parker et transforme le be-bop dans le sens du cool jazz. Il dé...
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- City of Sydney
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idées, c'est pourquoi l'Occident en était venu à se mépriser et se jetait en troupeau sur les routes, fuyant vers le nord, sans
doute vaguement conscient qu'il s'était déjà perdu en sécrétant trop de laideurs qui ne valaient même plus la peine d'être
défendues.
IV C’était unenuit étrange, tellement paisiblequeNew York nesesouvenait pasenavoir vécudesemblable depuisplusd’une trentaine d’années. CentralParkdésert, vidédemilliers deCaïn. Onaurait puyenvoyer jouerdeblondes fillettesenjupe courte, duveteuses, toutesfraîches, rosesdeplaisir depouvoir enfincourir derrière uncerceau. Ghettosnoirsetportoricains calmes comme deséglises. Ledocteur Norman Halleravaitouvert sesfenêtres. Ilécoutait laville etn’entendait rien. D’ordinaire, montaientversluiàcette heur...
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Sydney (Australia) - geography.
blocks in the eastern suburbs and around railway stations elsewhere; and homes on large lots in the outer suburbs, especially those to the northwest. For publichousing, the state government built a number of high-rise apartment blocks in run-down inner suburbs after World War II (1939-1945). These housing projects weresoon deemed unsuccessful and were discontinued because they fostered crime and other social problems. More recently, public housing has taken the form of separateor semidetached ho...
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Excerpt from Dombey and Son - anthology.
light. Rivers and seas were formed to float their ships; rainbows gave them promise of fair weather; winds blew for or against their enterprises; stars and planetscircled in their orbits, to preserve inviolate a system of which they were the centre. Common abbreviations took new meanings in his eyes, and had sole reference tothem. A.D. had no concern with anno Domini, but stood for anno Dombei—and Son. He had risen, as his father had before him, in the course of life and death, from Son to D...
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Elle tourna la tête pour regarder derrière elle.
45 Je pouvais respirer. Tess etAlex étaient ensécurité, àl’abri dans laplanque fournieparleFBI. Julia lesyavait conduits directement deBalboa Park,sansrepasser parl’hôtel. Villaverde avaitdépêché deuxagents pourrécupérer leurs bagages àl’hôtel. L’und’eux resterait aveceuxpour assurer leursécurité. J’avaispromisàTess deles rejoindre dèsque possible. Pourlemoment, jeme trouvais avecMunro danslebureau deVillaverde, discutant de ceque signifiaient lesdernières informations dePennebaker. — Ce doit êt...
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Toronto - geography.
The Hockey Hall of Fame is in downtown Toronto. VI ECONOMY Toronto’s economy has changed over the past several decades, with financial and business services becoming the largest sector. Included in this sector are banks, stockmarkets, insurance, advertising, marketing, accounting firms, and law firms. Toronto ranks third on the continent, behind New York City and Chicago, Illinois, in the numberof major corporations that have their head offices there. Toronto is the leading printing and publish...
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Buenos Aires (city) - geography.
Casa Rosada, Buenos AiresThe Casa Rosada (Pink House) is Argentina’s presidential palace, containing the offices of the president. Located on the Plaza de Mayoin downtown Buenos Aires, the palace also contains a museum that is open to the public.Eduardo Gill/Black Star/PNI The Plaza de Mayo, situated close to the waterfront at the eastern edge of Buenos Aires, was the starting point for the original settlement. As the city expanded outward in asemicircle, the plaza continued to serve as the prin...
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Cincinnati - geography.
and managed the Reds. The University of Cincinnati men’s basketball team enjoyed considerable success in the 1990s. IV ECONOMY Cincinnati, from its earliest beginnings, has functioned as a major port on the Ohio River. Distribution of raw materials as well as manufactured goods is one of the city’schief economic activities. Although Cincinnati remains one of the world’s leading centers for the distribution of bituminous (soft) coal, this trade is gradually declining. Coal from Kentucky and W...
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Alaska - geography.
depression surrounded by highlands and have the coldest winter and hottest summer temperatures in Alaska. Once the Kuskokwim River passes through theKuskokwim Mountains, it forms the southern edge of a vast lake-studded alluvial plain bounded on the north by the Yukon River. This water-logged lowland is a majorsummer nesting area for birds. Fairbanks is the major city in this region, while Fort Yukon is the major community in the Yukon Flats and Bethel the largest settlementon the Lower Kuskokwi...
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Alaska - USA History.
depression surrounded by highlands and have the coldest winter and hottest summer temperatures in Alaska. Once the Kuskokwim River passes through theKuskokwim Mountains, it forms the southern edge of a vast lake-studded alluvial plain bounded on the north by the Yukon River. This water-logged lowland is a majorsummer nesting area for birds. Fairbanks is the major city in this region, while Fort Yukon is the major community in the Yukon Flats and Bethel the largest settlementon the Lower Kuskokwi...
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Utah - geography.
Temperatures decrease from the south to the north in the state. In the mountains the average temperature drops about 0.5°C (about 1°F) for every about 300 m(about 1,000 ft) rise in elevation. Average July temperatures range from less than 16°C (60°F) in the mountains to more than 27°C (80°F) in a few locations insouthern Utah. At Salt Lake City average July temperatures range from a low of 18°C (64°F) to a high of 33°C (92°F). There is a great variation between daytime andnighttime temperatures,...
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Utah - USA History.
Temperatures decrease from the south to the north in the state. In the mountains the average temperature drops about 0.5°C (about 1°F) for every about 300 m(about 1,000 ft) rise in elevation. Average July temperatures range from less than 16°C (60°F) in the mountains to more than 27°C (80°F) in a few locations insouthern Utah. At Salt Lake City average July temperatures range from a low of 18°C (64°F) to a high of 33°C (92°F). There is a great variation between daytime andnighttime temperatures,...
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Virginia (state) - geography.
C Coastline Virginia’s coastline, for both the mainland and the Eastern Shore counties, is 180 km (112 mi) long. The state’s tidal shoreline measures 5,335 km (3,315 mi), includingall bays, inlets, tidal estuaries, and other indentations. Major indentations include Chesapeake Bay; Hampton Roads, the excellent natural harbor on which are locatedNewport News, Norfolk, and Portsmouth; and the wide tidal estuaries of the lower Potomac, James, Rappahannock, and York rivers. Cape Henry, in the southe...