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Ben Harper

musicianBorn: 10/28/1969Birthplace: Pomona, California Though he has never had a hit album, Ben Harper's unique combination of elements of blues revivalism, Jimi Hendrix-influenced rock, and '90s…

DK Nature: Worms

WHERE DO WORMS LIVE? HOW DO WORMS SENSE THEIR SURROUNDINGS? WORM CLASSIFICATIONPARASITESFIND OUT MOREEarthworms are the most familiar worms, but there are thousands of other types of these soft,…

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000

Resident population and net change Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census of Population, Public Law 94-171 Redistricting Data File. Updated every 10 years. http://factfinder.census.gov. Definition…

Plants

Plants Without plants, nearly all life on Earth would end. Plants provide oxygen for humans and animals to breathe and they provide food for many animals. There are about 260,000 plant species in…

Famous Storytellers

Long ago, in primitive times, stories were passed on by word of mouth. Since the invention of printing, stories have been part of the world's literature. The fairy tales, legends, and fables we…

ALGAE

ARE ALGAE AND SEAWEED THE SAME THING? DO ALGAE LIVE ONLY IN WATER? ALGAE CLASSIFICATIONFIND OUT MOREAlgae are plantlike organisms that make food by photosynthesis. All algae contain chlorophyll,…

Stockholm

(Encyclopedia) StockholmStockholmstŏkˈhôlmˌ [key], city (1995 pop. 692,954), capital of Sweden and of Stockholm co., E Sweden, situated where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. It is Sweden's…

DK Science: Populations

FAMILY MEMBERSUNITED PROTECTIONCOLONIAL ORGANIZATIONFIND OUT MOREAnimals of the same animal species, living in the same area, and interbreeding with one another, are referred to as a population…

The Vice President's House

The Question: Where does the vice president live? The Answer: In July 1974 Congress designated a house on the southeast corner of 34th Street and Massachusetts…

Le Corbusier

(Encyclopedia) Le CorbusierLe Corbusierlə kôrbüzyāˈ [key], pseud. of Charles Édouard JeanneretCharles Édouard Jeanneretshärl ādwärˈ zhänərāˈ [key], 1887–1965, French architect, b. La Chaux-de-Fonds,…