34 résultats pour "australian"
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Literatura australiana - idiomas.
Peter CareyLas obras del novelista australiano Peter Carey se caracterizan por narrar historias surrealistas y estar protagonizadas por personajesexcéntricos.Zucchi/dpa/Landov El escritor australiano de esta época más conocido en el exterior fue Henry Handel Richardson, seudónimo de una mujer cuya novela más notable fue El invitado de Maurice (1908), aunque su trilogía La vida y fortuna de Richard Mahony (1917, 1925 y 1929) es su obra más apreciada. Otra de las escritoras australianas del si...
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Aboriginal Australians - history.
Current archaeological evidence suggests that human occupation of Australia began around 50,000 to 60,000 years ago. The first settlers are believed to havemigrated from Southeast Asia in gradual stages, by way of the islands of Indonesia. Around 50,000 years ago sea levels were as much as 120 m (390 ft) lower thanthey are today, and Australia was joined with New Guinea and Tasmania to form one giant landmass called Sahul, or Greater Australia. Scholars believe that the firstmigrants to Sahul ca...
- Australian Shepherd.
- Australian religions
- Australian Open - Sport.
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Aboriginal Australians - History.
Until Europeans began to settle in Australia in 1788, the Aboriginal way of life was supported by hunting, gathering, and fishing. Like other hunting and gatheringpeoples, Aboriginal people had an extremely detailed knowledge of their environment, especially plant ecology and animal behavior. The deep connection betweenAboriginal people and the natural world influenced every part of their culture, including their food gathering, tools, trade, religion, art, music, language, and socialorganizatio...
- Australian Terrier.
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Tennis Tournament Winners
Australian Open: Men.
1981 Johan Kriek 1982 Johan Kriek 1983 Mats Wilander 1984 Mats Wilander December 1985 Stefan Edberg January 1987 Stefan Edberg 1988 Mats Wilander 1989 Ivan Lendl 1990 Ivan Lendl 1991 Boris Becker 1992 Jim Courier 1993 Jim Courier 1994 Pete Sampras 1995 Andre Agassi 1996 Boris Becker 1997 Pete Sampras 1998 Petr Korda 1999 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2000 Andre Agassi 2001 Andre Agassi 2002 Thomas Johansson 2003 Andre Agassi 2004 Roger Federer 2005 Marat Safin 2006 Roger Federer 2007 Roger Federer 2008 Nov...
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- Australian Cattle Dog.
- Rod Laver Rod Laver, born in 1938, Australian tennis player, the only player to win the grand slam of tennis twice (as an amateur in 1962 and as a professional in 1969).
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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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Australia - country.
itself forms most of the border between New South Wales and Victoria. Considerable lengths of the Murray, Darling, and Murrumbidgee rivers are navigable during thewet seasons. The central plains region, also known as the Channel Country, is interlaced by a network of rivers. During the rainy season these rivers flood the low-lying countryside,but in dry months they become merely a series of water holes. The Victoria, Daly, and Roper rivers drain a section of the Northern Territory. In Queensland...
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Australia - Geography.
itself forms most of the border between New South Wales and Victoria. Considerable lengths of the Murray, Darling, and Murrumbidgee rivers are navigable during thewet seasons. The central plains region, also known as the Channel Country, is interlaced by a network of rivers. During the rainy season these rivers flood the low-lying countryside,but in dry months they become merely a series of water holes. The Victoria, Daly, and Roper rivers drain a section of the Northern Territory. In Queensland...
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Australia - geografía.
ciclones en invierno. Casi todos los años, la sequía afecta a algunas áreas de Australia, pero también son frecuentes las inundaciones locales y los ciclones tropicales. 2.5 Recursos naturales Australia es rica en recursos minerales. Los más destacados, en cuanto a valor comercial, son: la bauxita, el carbón bituminoso, el mineral de hierro, el níquel, el oro, elplomo, el zinc, la plata, el lignito y el petróleo y el gas natural, ambos extraídos en las costas. Los yacimientos de gemas más famos...
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Kiribati - country.
mainly from Japan, the European Union (EU), and Australia. Kiribati’s only major exports are copra (dried coconut meat), cultivated seaweed, and fish. The United States, Australia, and New Zealand are the leading purchasers ofthe country’s exports. Despite the cultivation of crops for local consumption, Kiribati is heavily dependent upon imported foods. Other imports include machinery andequipment, manufactured goods, and imported fossil fuels, which supply most of the country’s energy. Australi...
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Tennis.
and interpret rules. The head official on the court, called the chair umpire, sits on a tall chair at one end of the net. A varying number of line judges sit around the courtbeyond the path of the players. Line judges determine whether serves and shots are good or out. A net-cord judge may be employed to determine when a ball touchesthe top of the net, and a foot-fault judge may watch for that specific infraction. In the 1980s electronic devices began to be used in some professional tournaments...
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East Timor - country.
members are designated by the Superior Council for the Judiciary. This council is the organ of management and discipline of judges and is responsible for judiciaryappointments, transfers, and promotions. VI HISTORY Timor was a destination on ancient Chinese trade routes and was particularly known for its sandalwood. The Portuguese began colonizing Timor in the early 16thcentury as European trade and influence expanded in the region. They exploited Timor for its forest products and spices, and...
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Philosophy in Australia
directions: work in epistemology, philosophical psychology, history of philosophy, and value theory. In pure value theory, there has been little home-grown work that is highly original though there have been many solid contributions by Australian philosophers to international debates, and Peter Singer is famous beyond philosophical circles for his theorizing of 'animal liberation' and opposition to 'sanctity of human life' outlooks in bioethics. The general tenor of Australian philosophy...
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Golf.
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INTRODUCTION
Golf, outdoor game in which individual players use specially designed
caddie or caddy. (Caddies, once an integral feature of the game, have now been replaced on many courses by motorized carts and pull carts.) In England the game was made popular by the attention given it by James VI of Scotland, later James I of England, and his son Charles I. In the 18th century the first golf associations were established. They included the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers (founded 1744) in Edinburgh, Scotland;the Saint Andrews Society of Golfers (1754) in Saint Andrew...
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Republic of Indonesia - country.
Mahakam in East Kalimantan and the Martapura and Barito in South Kalimantan. Most of these rivers originate in the island’s central massif (mountain mass) and meander through extensive swamps as they approach the coast. Settlements such as Samarinda and Banjarmasin cluster along the rivers, which serve ascommunication routes into the interior. The largest rivers on Sumatra drain from west to east into the Strait of Malacca. In the north, the Asahan River once linked trade between the Batak peo...
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Tennis Tournament Winners.
1981 Johan Kriek 1982 Johan Kriek 1983 Mats Wilander 1984 Mats Wilander December 1985 Stefan Edberg January 1987 Stefan Edberg 1988 Mats Wilander 1989 Ivan Lendl 1990 Ivan Lendl 1991 Boris Becker 1992 Jim Courier 1993 Jim Courier 1994 Pete Sampras 1995 Andre Agassi 1996 Boris Becker 1997 Pete Sampras 1998 Petr Korda 1999 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2000 Andre Agassi 2001 Andre Agassi 2002 Thomas Johansson 2003 Andre Agassi 2004 Roger Federer 2005 Marat Safin 2006 Roger Federer 2007 Roger Federer 2008 Nov...
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Sydney (Australia) - geography.
kept pace with demand, mostly through the outward expansion of the metropolitan area. More housing has been created recently in inner areas, including the CBD, onredeveloped industrial sites and in converted commercial buildings. Several outlying areas are part of the greater Sydney conurbation (a large urban area formed by urban sprawl). To the west are areas of commercial strip development extending from Penrith through the Blue Mountains; to the north are the Central Coast area centered on...
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Australien - geographie.
und 3,7 Milliarden Jahren aufweist. Diese Formationen stellen zusammen mit der Antarktis das Herzstück des alten Kontinents dar, der sich vor weniger als 200 MillionenJahren im Jura von Gondwana abspaltete und in östliche und nördliche Richtung fortzudriften begann ( siehe Plattentektonik, Kontinent). Vor ungefähr 100 Millionen Jahren entstand Australien als eigenständiger Kontinent, nachdem sich die Antarktis abgetrennt und in südliche Richtung bewegt hatte. Auch heute noch entfernt sich derau...
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Frog (animal).
which means that their body temperature depends on the temperature of the surrounding environment. Few species can tolerate temperatures below 4°C (40°F) orabove 40°C (104°F), and many species can survive only within a narrower range of temperatures. In addition, frogs’ thin, moist skin offers little protection againstwater loss, and when on land the animals must guard against drying out. Many frogs are active at night because temperatures are cooler and humidity is higher thanduring the day. In...
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Frog (animal) - biology.
which means that their body temperature depends on the temperature of the surrounding environment. Few species can tolerate temperatures below 4°C (40°F) orabove 40°C (104°F), and many species can survive only within a narrower range of temperatures. In addition, frogs’ thin, moist skin offers little protection againstwater loss, and when on land the animals must guard against drying out. Many frogs are active at night because temperatures are cooler and humidity is higher thanduring the day. In...
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Asia - geography.
the Himalayas, the world’s highest mountain system. The Pacific Ocean plate drifted westward, scraping along the Eurasian plate and slipping under its coastal edge. This created the islands of Japan, Taiwan, the Kurils, theRyūky ūs, and the Philippines. Southeast Asia lies at the intersection of the Eurasian, Pacific Ocean, and Indian Ocean plates. Over time the contact between these platescreated the mountain ranges of mainland Southeast Asia. The continued slow movement of the plates causes fr...
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Asia - history.
the Himalayas, the world’s highest mountain system. The Pacific Ocean plate drifted westward, scraping along the Eurasian plate and slipping under its coastal edge. This created the islands of Japan, Taiwan, the Kurils, theRyūky ūs, and the Philippines. Southeast Asia lies at the intersection of the Eurasian, Pacific Ocean, and Indian Ocean plates. Over time the contact between these platescreated the mountain ranges of mainland Southeast Asia. The continued slow movement of the plates causes fr...
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Snake (reptile).
in their heads that conduct sound. They are able to hear low-frequency sounds and to sense vibrations that travel through the ground or water. The majority of snakeshave good eyesight, especially for detecting moving objects, although most burrowing snakes can only distinguish between light and dark. Pit vipers, boas, and pythons have an unusual adaptation for detecting warm-blooded prey and predators. On the heads of these snakes are small pits lined with cellsthat are extremely sensitive to he...
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British Empire .
B1 The Seven Years’ War During the Seven Years’ War in Europe (1756-1763), Britain made large imperial gains at the expense of France. The North American segment of the Seven Years’ Warwas known as the French and Indian War. It was launched by the British against French possessions in North America in 1754, and in 1758 the British captured theFrench fortress of Louisbourg, which gave them access to French territory in the St. Lawrence Valley. In the following year Québec was captured, marking t...
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Library (institution).
rooms, special galleries for exhibitions, auditoriums for lectures or concerts, computer rooms, children’s rooms, photocopy rooms, and classrooms. A3 Lending Materials As part of their mission to provide information resources to the community, public libraries allow users to borrow items from their collections for limited amounts of time.To be eligible to borrow public library materials, a user must register her or his name, address, and other basic information with the local library’s circulat...