(Encyclopedia) Plymouth Sound, deep inlet of the English Channel, Devon and Cornwall, SW England. It is a famous roadstead and forms a bay c.3 mi (5 km) wide. It receives the Tamar River through the…
(Encyclopedia) Saint Johns, river, 285 mi (459 km) long, rising in SE Fla., N of Lake Okeechobee, and flowing N to Jacksonville, where it turns abruptly eastward and enters the Atlantic Ocean 28 mi (…
Trans-Siberian Express Traveling between Moscow and Vladivostok, the Trans-Siberian Express makes the longest regular train trip in the world, covering 5,778 mi and making 91 stops over the course…
(Encyclopedia) coatimundicoatimundikōätˌēmŭnˈdē, –m&oobreve;nˈ– [key] or coaticoatimundikōätˈē [key], omnivore of North and South America related to the raccoon. The coatimundi has a long snout,…
(Encyclopedia) water beetle, name for aquatic beetles of several families. They should not be confused with water bugs, which are true bugs (order Hemiptera). The predaceous diving beetles (family…
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Centipede, representative of the class Chilopoda
centipede, common name for members of a single class, Chilopoda, of the phylum Arthropoda. Centipedes are the most familiar of…
What is this job like? Psychologists study the human mind. They also try to explain why people act as they do. They do research to test their ideas about people's actions. Research methods vary.…
The expedition that uncovered the American West Related Links Lewis and Clark's Expedition QuizLewis Clark ExpeditionLouisiana Purchase TreatyThe Journals of Lewis and ClarkLouisiana…
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Accent The prominence or emphasis given to a syllable or word. In the word poetry, the accent (or…
Below is the composition of the 113th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2012 election. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented…
