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Montana

Capital: Helena State abbreviation/Postal code: Mont./MT Governor: Steve Bullock, D (to Jan. 2021) Lieut. Governor: Mike Cooney, D (to Jan. 2021) Senators: Steve Daines, R…

fossil

(Encyclopedia) fossil, remains or imprints of plants or animals preserved from prehistoric times by the operation of natural conditions. Fossils are found in sedimentary rock, asphalt deposits, and…

New Caledonia

(Encyclopedia) New Caledonia, Fr. Nouvelle Calédonie, officially Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies, internally self-governing dependency of France (2015 est. pop. 269,000), land area 7,241…

wood carving

(Encyclopedia) wood carving, as an art form, includes any kind of sculpture in wood, from the decorative bas-relief on small objects to life-size figures in the round, furniture, and architectural…

DK People & Places: Eastern Europe

WHAT ARE THE BALTIC STATES? WHY WAS THE UKRAINE ONCE KNOWN AS A “BREADBASKET” ? WHY DO MOST PEOPLE LIVE IN THE EUROPEAN PART OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RUSSIA)? IS RUSSIA RICH IN NATURAL RESOURCES…

American-Indian Biographies—A to Z

Native Americans bios, from Alexie to Wovoka A-G | H-M | O-R | S-W   Charles Curtis Sherman Alexie, writer Paula Gunn Allen, Pueblo-Sioux poet, novelist, critic Dennis Banks,…

Arkansas, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 ArkansasArkansasärˈkənsôˌ, ärkănˈzŭs [key], state in the south-central United States. It is bordered by Tennessee and Mississippi, across the Mississippi River (E), Louisiana (S…

finch

(Encyclopedia) finch, common name for members of the Fringillidae, the largest family of birds (including over half the known species), found in most parts of the world except Australia. The true…

Idaho

Capital: Boise State abbreviation/Postal code: Idaho/ID Governor: C. L. Butch Otter, R (to Jan. 2019) Lieut. Governor: Brad Little, R (to Jan. 2019) Senators: Mike Crapo, R…