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Nevada - geography.
The Truckee, Carson, and Walker rivers flow out of the Sierra Nevada, thread their way around several of the desert ranges, and also end in closed basins. The Walkerflows into Walker Lake, the Carson into Lahontan Reservoir. The major part of the Truckee’s flow is now diverted to Lahontan Reservoir, although as required by lawsome of it empties into Pyramid Lake. Because these three streams flow constantly, the lakes into which they empty never dry up. Winnemucca Lake formerly receivedoverflow w...
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Nevada - USA History.
The Truckee, Carson, and Walker rivers flow out of the Sierra Nevada, thread their way around several of the desert ranges, and also end in closed basins. The Walkerflows into Walker Lake, the Carson into Lahontan Reservoir. The major part of the Truckee’s flow is now diverted to Lahontan Reservoir, although as required by lawsome of it empties into Pyramid Lake. Because these three streams flow constantly, the lakes into which they empty never dry up. Winnemucca Lake formerly receivedoverflow w...
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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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Las Vegas (Nevada) - geography.
Las Vegas CasinoCasinos are gambling establishments that range from small rooms in bars or restaurants to huge resorts—such as this one in LasVegas, Nevada—filled with slot machines and other games. Gambling was legalized in Nevada in 1931 and has grown into amultibillion-dollar industry, helping make the state one of the fastest-growing in the nation.Jeff Greenberg/age fotostock Las Vegas bills itself as the “Entertainment Capital of the World,” and tourism, gaming, and entertainment represent...
- Nevada.
- Sierra Nevada - geography.
- Sierra Nevada (États-Unis).
- Sierra Nevada - geography.
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- Sierra Nevada (Espagne).
- Encyclopédie: Sierra Nevada (montagnes)
- Reno. Reno, ville des États-Unis, dans l'ouest de l'État du Nevada,
- Lac Mono (Sierra Nevada, Californie).
- Nevada (sierra).
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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...
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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...
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Nevada - Facts and Figures.
Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.4 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 11.8 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 19.7 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 74.2 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 534 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 513 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 19.6 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 19 (2003) G...
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Gambling.
C Lotteries Lotteries are another form of gambling. In a lottery, tickets are sold for a set amount and a share of the proceeds is returned to the winners, usually through a randomdraw. Most games allow players to pick their own numbers or let a computer randomly pick for them. Lotteries offer a wide variety of games, including weekly drawings,instant “scratch” tickets, daily games, and superlottos with prizes increasing until there is a winner. Large lottery prizes sometimes exceed $100 millio...
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RÉGION DES ÉTATS-UNIS: NEVADA
NEvAdA Une Amérique encore vierge Situé dans une région aux sommets enneigés surplombant vaUées semi-arides et déserts de sable , le Nev ada est tun des moins peuplés et peut -être le plus sauvage des États de tUnion. L e territoire du Nevada occupe la majeure partie du Grand Bassin (Great Basin) . Enserrée entre la sierra Nevada, au sud-ouest, et les monts Wasatch (Utah) , à l ' est , cette haute plaine semi-
- Purviance Edna, 1894-1958, née à Reno (Nevada), actrice américaine.
- Huston John , 1906-1987, né à Nevada (Missouri), cinéaste américain.
- DTIMP044 EUROPA Höchste Gipfel: Alpen: Montblanc 4 808 m, Sierra Nevada: Mulhacen
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Colorado (river, North America) - Geography.
sometime between AD 1300 and 1400, but their descendants, the Hopi and Pueblo people, continue to farm and irrigate using the river's waters. The first European to visit the river was probably Spanish soldier and explorer Francisco de Ulloa, who explored the mouth of the Colorado in 1539. In 1540 and 1541another Spaniard, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, traveled through much of the region around the Colorado River. An exploring party from the Coronado expedition,led by Garcia López de Cárdenas,...
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Précocement indépendants, nés des courants migratoires les
plus variés fondus grâce au melting-pot, épris de libertés
démocratiques, persuadés de la supériorité du capitalisme libéral,
dotés de ressources abondantes, les États-Unis conservent leur
rôle de superpuissance.
suprême s'appelle la « Court of Appeals », les cours d'appel prennent le nom de « Appelate Courts » et les tribunaux de première instance, celui de « Supreme Courts ». Il n'existe pas de vraie hiérarchie entre les tribunaux fédéraux et les tribunaux des États de l'Union. Toutefois, en cas de divergence profonde sur un point de droit important entre les différents États, la Cour suprême des États-Unis peut accepter de juger une affaire sur pourvoi contre une décision de Cour suprême d'un...
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Colorado (river, North America) - geography.
Grand Canyon and the Colorado RiverA scenic lookout on the edge of the Grand Canyon provides expansive views of the gorge’s steep, multicolored walls and the ColoradoRiver below. Beginning about 6 million years ago, water erosion caused by the river, combined with the rising or upwarping of theColorado Plateau, carved the steep walls of the vast canyon.© Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. The Colorado River's major upper tributaries rise in the central Rocky Mountains in Colorado and Wy...
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Poker.
After the ante and the initial deal, the first round of betting starts with the player to the left of the dealer. This bettor can check (make no bet), make a bet, or fold. To stay in the game, subsequent bettors must call (match the current bet) or raise (increase the total bet). A round of betting ends when no player makes a further bet or a set limit of turns around the table has been reached. In the next round of betting, the player to the left of the bettor that started the last round o...
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Parques nacionales y reservas naturales - geografía.
vertiente meridional del parque está moteada de taiga (una formación boscosa de arbustos de hoja perenne), mientras que en el norte sólo se encuentra la rala vegetaciónde la tundra ártica. Por el parque deambulan enormes rebaños de caribúes. En África, el Parque nacional Serengeti (Tanzania), de 14.763 km 2, y la colindante Reserva nacional Masai Mara (Kenia), de 1.510 km 2, fueron creados para proteger a las manadas de elefantes, gacelas, impalas y cebras existentes en los mismos. Las praderas...
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AMERIQUE DU NORD.
Appalaches Coast Ranges Grands Lacs Madre (sierra) McKinley (mont) Mexique (golfe du) Mississippi Nevada (Sierra) Prairie (la) Rocheuses (montagnes) Les livres carte géologique, page 196, volume 1 Amérique du Nord - le Grand Canyon, page 197, volume 1 Amérique du Nord - le mont McKinley (6 194 m), page 202, volume 1 Les milieux climatiques et végétaux. L'Amérique du Nord se situe dans les zones froides, tempérées et subtropicales, mais la répartition zonale est fortement modifié...
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Gold - chemistry.
producers of gold during this period. Spain's domination in South America resulted, in the 16th century, in a large increase in gold produced in the New World; someresulted from simple seizure of gold from the Native Americans, who had long mined the metal. In the same century Mexico contributed about 9 percent of the totalworld production. Gold was discovered in Australia in February 1851, and rich fields were found there. By the middle of the 19th century the United States produced a considera...
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España - geografía.
2.5 Temas medioambientales La tierra básicamente montañosa y semiárida de España alberga más de 5.000 especies vegetales diferentes. Los bosques cubren el 35,4% (2005) del país, aunque estascifras incluyen formaciones de pinos y eucaliptos plantados para estabilizar el suelo o para aprovechar su pulpa, utilizada en la fabricación de papel. La tierra agrícolacomprende el 37,3% del país. Entre las áreas protegidas de España hay parques nacionales, parques naturales y regionales, reservas marítima...
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Jardin des Hespérides, Don Quichotte, Carmen, corrida et
flamenco, âpreté de la Meseta aride, luxuriance des huertas, le
Cid, les Maures et la Reconquista, l'Inquisition, l'or du Nouveau
Monde, Guernica.
prairies naturelles humides, des rivières régulières et bien alimentées. La façade méditerranéenne est d'autant plus chaude et plus sèche qu'on va vers le sud (Almería : 18,3 oC de température moyenne annuelle et 219 mm de pluie) ; c'est le domaine des arbres à feuilles persistantes, des garrigues et des maquis dégradés, des rivières irrégulières ( ramblas ) et des plantes subtropicales (canne à sucre et coton en Andalousie). Seuls les massifs sont toujours bien arrosés ; i...
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Spanien - geographie.
Das Klima im überwiegenden Teil Spaniens ist demgegenüber subtropisch-mediterran. Aufgrund der großen Entfernung zum thermisch ausgleichenden Meer hat eskontinentalen Charakter. Die Temperaturunterschiede sind im Jahresverlauf vor allem in der Meseta sehr hoch. Madrid hat eine mittlere Julitemperatur von 24 °C, währendder entsprechende Wert im Januar bei nur 5 °C liegt. Einzelne Tage können auch extreme Werte annehmen. So werden hier im Sommer mitunter Tagestemperaturen von40 °C überschritten un...
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Arizona - geography.
of the Mogollon Rim, the Little Colorado draws very little water from a relatively large watershed, usually containing a mere trickle of water in its riverbed. The ColoradoRiver’s principal tributary is the Gila River, which flows all the way across the southern part of the state from New Mexico to the California border. From the mountainsand plateaus of central Arizona, the Gila River receives the Salt, Agua Fria, and Hassayampa rivers. The Salt River is itself fed by the Verde River. The Gila...
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Arizona - USA History.
of the Mogollon Rim, the Little Colorado draws very little water from a relatively large watershed, usually containing a mere trickle of water in its riverbed. The ColoradoRiver’s principal tributary is the Gila River, which flows all the way across the southern part of the state from New Mexico to the California border. From the mountainsand plateaus of central Arizona, the Gila River receives the Salt, Agua Fria, and Hassayampa rivers. The Salt River is itself fed by the Verde River. The Gila...
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Glaciar - geografía.
Principales tipos de erosiónLa erosión se identifica como una de las principales manifestaciones de la actividad geológica externa de la Tierra. Por lo general, seconsidera que es responsable del allanamiento de las formas del relieve con el paso del tiempo, originando en ocasionesespectaculares modificaciones en el paisaje geográfico. Existen distintos agentes geológicos externos y por ello diferentes tipos deerosión, entre los que se pueden destacar: la erosión eólica, la glaciar, la fluvial y...
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Rocheuses (montagnes).
partie centrale, comme en Idaho et au Montana, mais elle n'a qu'une importance locale : il faut préciser que bon nombre d'espaces boisés sont difficiles d'accès ou sont protégés dans le cadre de la législation sur les parcs nationaux. Les ressources du sous-sol des Rocheuses sont nombreuses, mais très médiocrement exploitées, en raison de l'éloignement des grandes régions industrielles. L'extraction de minerais de métaux non ferreux fait vivre un certain nombre de petites villes : Leadville...
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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...
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Cambio climático - ciencias de la naturaleza.
relevante que influye en la dinámica del clima en la Tierra. El hielo presente en las regiones polares proporciona datos sobre la composición de la antigua atmósfera de la Tierra. Los núcleos de hielo analizados por los científicos,procedentes de las placas de hielo de Groenlandia y de la Antártida, ofrecen información sobre la temperatura y los gases de efecto invernadero presentes en la atmósferade hace cientos de miles de años. Las capas de estos núcleos de hielo formadas por las nevadas esta...
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