Encyclopedia - Earth Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth Texas - Geography
Earth is located at 34°14'4" North, 102°24'19" West (34.234566, -102.405183)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Middle-earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Middle-earth - Geography
J.R.R. Tolkien never finalized the geography for the entire world associated with The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. In The Shaping of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Geography
Map references: Time Zones, Coordinates. Biggest geographic subdivision Continents, Oceans Area: Total: 510.073 million km2 land: 148.94...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth: Encyclopedia - Earth
Earth, also known as Terra, and Tellus mostly in the 19th century, is the third-closest planet to the Sun. It is the largest of the solar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Geography
Map references: Time Zones, Coordinates. Biggest geographic subdivision Continents, Oceans Area: Total: 510.073 million km2 land: 148.94...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Middle-earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Middle-earth - The Name
The term "Middle-earth" was not invented by Tolkien. Rather, it existed in Old English as middanġeard and in Middle English as midden-er...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Middle-earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Middle-earth - The World
Main article: Arda Tolkien stated that the geography of Middle Earth was intended to align with that of our real Earth in several particu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth Science: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth Science - Interdisciplinary Fields
Furthermore, other modern disciplines known collectively as Earth system science approach the entire Earth as a system in its own right, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth Science: Encyclopedia - Earth Science
Earth science (also known as geoscience, the geosciences or the Earth Sciences), is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archipelago: Encyclopedia - Archipelago
An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. Archipelagoes usually occur in the open sea; less commonly ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Continent: Encyclopedia - Continent
A continent (Latin continere, "to hold together") is a large continuous land mass. There are several conceptions of what a continent is, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Academic Disciplines: Encyclopedia - List Of Academic Disciplines
This is a list of academic disciplines (and academic fields). An academic discipline is a branch of knowledge which is formally taught, e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography: Encyclopedia - Geography
Geography is the study of the locational and spatial variation of both natural and human phenomena on Earth. The word derives from the Gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cosmography: Encyclopedia - Cosmography
Cosmography is the science that maps the general features of the universe; describes both heaven and Earth (but without encroaching on ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Middle-earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Middle-earth - Peoples
Main article: Middle earth peoples, see also: List of Middle-earth peoples Middle-earth is home to several distinct intelligent species. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurora Ohio: Encyclopedia - Aurora Ohio
Location in the state of Ohio Aurora is a city located in Portage County, Ohio. It is co-extant with, and formed from, the former townsh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Address Geography: Encyclopedia - Address Geography
An address is a code and abstract concept expressing the fixed location of a home, business or other building on the earth's surface. Add...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arable Land: Encyclopedia - Arable Land
In geography, arable land (from Latin arare, to plough ) is a form of agricultural land use, meaning land that can be (and is) used for g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Middle-earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Middle-earth - Peoples
Main article: List of Middle-earth peoples Middle-earth is home to several distinct intelligent species. First are the Ainur, angelic bei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Middle-earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Middle-earth - Languages
Main article: Languages of Middle-earth Tolkien devised two main Elven languages which would later become known to us as Quenya, spoken b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Middle-earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Middle-earth - History Of Middle-earth
Main article: History of Arda The history of Middle-earth is divided into three time periods, known as the Years of the Lamps, Years of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Middle-earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Middle-earth - The Name
The term "Middle-earth" was not invented by Tolkien. Rather, it existed in Old English as middanġeard and in Middle English as midden-er...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Middle-earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Middle-earth - Cosmology
Main article: Ainulindalë The supreme deity of Tolkien's universe is called Eru Ilúvatar. In the beginning, Ilúvatar created spirits n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth Science: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth Science - Earth System Science
Many scientists are now starting to use an approach known as Earth system science which treats the entire Earth as a system in its own ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blue Earth County Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Blue Earth County Minnesota - Lakes
Blue Earth County Minnesota - Adjacent counties. Nicollet County (north) La Sueur County (northeast) Waseca County (east) Faribault Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blue Earth County Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Blue Earth County Minnesota - Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 55,941 people, 21,062 households, and 12,616 families residing in the county. The population density...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antipodes: Encyclopedia Ii - Antipodes - Historical Significance
The term plays a certain role in the discussion about the shape of the Earth. The antipodes being an attribute of a spherical Earth, some...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antipodes: Encyclopedia Ii - Antipodes - Geography
The antipodes of any place on the Earth is the place which is diametrically opposite it — so situated that a line drawn from the one to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pellucidar: Encyclopedia Ii - Pellucidar - Geography
In Burroughs' concept, the Earth is a hollow shell with Pellucidar as the internal surface of that shell. Pellucidar is accessible to the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antipodes: Encyclopedia Ii - Antipodes - Etymology
The Greek word is attested in Plato's dialogue Timaeus, already referring to a spherical Earth, explaining the relativity of the terms "a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pellucidar: Encyclopedia Ii - Pellucidar - Trivia
John Eric Holmes' Red Axe of Pellucidar supposedly was initially blocked from publication by Burroughs' estate, though it had authorized ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pellucidar: Encyclopedia Ii - Pellucidar - Influence In Literature And Other Media
Pellucidar was the major inspiration for Lin Carter's Zanthodon novels of the late 1970s and early 1980s, set in a vast cavern beneath th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naruto Geography: Encyclopedia Ii - Naruto Geography - Countries
Countries operate as separate political entities and are presumably all monarchies, ruled by landlords who stand equally in rank with the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Middle-earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Middle-earth - Books
Middle-earth - Works by Tolkien. 1937 The Hobbit The Hobbit Bilbo Baggins joins a company of Dwarves and the Wizard Gandalf in a ques...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Davis California: Encyclopedia Ii - Davis California - History
Davis grew around a Southern Pacific Railroad depot which was built in 1868. It was then known as "Davisville", named for Jerome C. Davis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Davis California: Encyclopedia Ii - Davis California - Geography
Davis is located at 38°33′14″N, 121°44′17″W (38.553856, -121.738095)GR1 in Yolo County, California. The city is 18 km (11 mi) w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Davis California: Encyclopedia Ii - Davis California - Demographics
As of the United States 2000 CensusGR2, there are 60,308 people, 22,948 households, and 11,290 families residing in the city. The populat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Davis California: Encyclopedia Ii - Davis California - Sights And Events
Davis California - Farmers Market. Every Wednesday evening and Saturday morning, families and friends flock to the Central Park (on 4th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Continent: Encyclopedia Ii - Continent - Geographic Continents
Since geography is defined by local convention, there are several conceptions as to which landmasses qualify as continents, and which mig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Continent: Encyclopedia Ii - Continent - Geologic Continents
Geologically, the surface of Earth consists of many tectonic plates, consisting of rigid lithospheric mantle and crust moving together ov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Continent: Encyclopedia Ii - Continent - Tectonic Plates
During the 20th century, it became accepted by geologists that continents move location on the face of the planet over the geologic times...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pellucidar: Encyclopedia Ii - Pellucidar - Culture
Pellucidar is populated by primitive people and prehistoric creatures, notably dinosaurs. The region in which Innes and Perry initially f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Academic Disciplines: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Academic Disciplines - Natural Sciences
List of academic disciplines - Astronomy. Astrophysics Cosmogony Cosmology List of academic disciplines - Behavioral science. L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Academic Disciplines: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Academic Disciplines - Mathematics And Computer Science
List of academic disciplines - Mathematics. Algebra Analysis Calculus Game theory Geometry Information theory Number theory Probabilit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Academic Disciplines: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Academic Disciplines - Social Sciences
List of academic disciplines - Anthropology. Biological anthropology Primate behavior Human evolution Population genetics Forensic an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Academic Disciplines: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Academic Disciplines - Humanities And Arts
List of academic disciplines - Area studies sometimes called cultural studies. American studies African studies Asian Studies Catholic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Academic Disciplines: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Academic Disciplines - Professions / Applied Sciences
List of academic disciplines - Design. city planning, urban planning industrial design, product design graphic design architecture int...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Portugal: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Portugal - The Continent
Continental Portugal is split in two by its main river, the Tagus (Tejo). To the north the landscape is mountainous in the interior areas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Portugal: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Portugal - Lakes
There are also several lakes in Portugal, in Serra da Estrela the Lake Comprida (Lagoa Comprida) and the Lake Escura (Lagoa Escura) were ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Portugal: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Portugal - Environment
Environment - current issues: soil erosion; air pollution caused by industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution, especially in coas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography - Geographic Techniques
As spatial interrelationships are key to this synoptic science, maps are a key tool. Classical cartography has been joined by a more mode...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography - Geographic Techniques
As spatial interrelationships are key to this synoptic science, maps are a key tool. Classical cartography has been joined by a more mode...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurora Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - Aurora Ohio - Geography
Aurora is located at 41°19'9" North, 81°21'21" West (41.319254, -81.355859)GR1. It borders or touches the following other townships and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurora Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - Aurora Ohio - History
From its start as pioneer town to a thriving suburb, Aurora has seen many changes in its 200 years. Before 1799, Aurora was merely a spot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurora Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - Aurora Ohio - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 13,556 people, 5,047 households, and 3,901 families residing in the city. The population density i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurora, Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - Aurora, Ohio - Geography
Aurora is located at 41°19'9" North, 81°21'21" West (41.319254, -81.355859)GR1. It borders or touches the following other townships and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurora, Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - Aurora, Ohio - History
From its start as pioneer town to a thriving suburb, Aurora has seen many changes in its 200 years. Before 1799, Aurora was merely a spot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurora, Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - Aurora, Ohio - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 13,556 people, 5,047 households, and 3,901 families residing in the city. The population density i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - St. Albans City Vermont: Encyclopedia Ii - St. Albans City Vermont - Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 7,650 people, 3,235 households, and 1,937 families residing in the city. The population density is 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Topsham Town Maine: Encyclopedia Ii - Topsham Town Maine - Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 9,100 people, 3,424 households, and 2,461 families residing in the town. The population density is 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peru Indiana: Encyclopedia Ii - Peru Indiana - Geography
Peru is located at 40°45'28" North, 86°4'4" West (40.757690, -86.067791)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peru Indiana: Encyclopedia Ii - Peru Indiana - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 12,994 people, 5,410 households, and 3,397 families residing in the city. The population density i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pearlington Mississippi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pearlington Mississippi - Geography
Pearlington is located at 30°14'60" North, 89°36'18" West (30.249994, -89.604939)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pearlington Mississippi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pearlington Mississippi - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 1,684 people, 648 households, and 460 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 71.4...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pearlington Mississippi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pearlington Mississippi - Hurricane Katrina
On August 29, 2005 at 10 am CDT (1500 UTC), Hurricane Katrina made a third landfall on Pearlington. The eye of the hurricane made direct ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kendall West Florida: Encyclopedia Ii - Kendall West Florida - Geography
Kendall West is located at 25°42'20" North, 80°26'26" West (25.705499, -80.440526)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kendall West Florida: Encyclopedia Ii - Kendall West Florida - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 38,034 people, 11,759 households, and 9,807 families residing in the CDP. The population density i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orinda California: Encyclopedia Ii - Orinda California - Geography
Orinda is located at 37°52'56" North, 122°10'30" West (37.882358, -122.175123)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orinda California: Encyclopedia Ii - Orinda California - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 17,599 people, 6,596 households, and 5,243 families residing in the city. The population density i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Cyprus: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Cyprus - Resource And Land Use
Natural resources: copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment Land use: arable land: 12% permanent crops...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Norway - Norwegian Geography In Fiction
In The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, fjords were an award winning geographical feature created by Slartibartfast when he helped in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Turkey: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Turkey - Geology
Turkey's varied landscapes are the product of complex earth movements that have shaped Anatolia over thousands of years and still manifes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Mexico: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Mexico - Seismic Activity
Situated atop three of the large tectonic plates that constitute the earth's surface, Mexico is one of the most seismologically active re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of El Salvador: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of El Salvador - Geology
El Salvador, along with the rest of Middle America (a region comprising mainly Mexico and Central America), is one of the most seismologi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Jordan: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Jordan - Topography
The country consists mainly of a plateau between 700 and 1,000 meters high, divided into ridges by valleys and gorges, and a few mountain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Japan - Composition Topography And Drainage
About 73 percent of Japan is mountainous, with a mountain range running through each of the main islands. Japan's highest mountain is Mt....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Egypt - Nile Valley And Delta
The Nile Valley and Delta, the most extensive oasis on earth, was created by the world's second-longest river and its seemingly inexhaust...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emeryville California: Encyclopedia Ii - Emeryville California - General Experience
While the actual resident population is small, as noted above, the large business presence draws many commuters and shoppers. Combined wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emeryville California: Encyclopedia Ii - Emeryville California - History
Before the colonization of the area by Spain in 1776, this area was the site of extensive native American settlements. Mudflats rich with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emeryville California: Encyclopedia Ii - Emeryville California - Mudflats
At one time, the Emeryville Mudflats were famous for their stench. This was due to the hydrogen sulfide gas resulting from the effluent o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emeryville California: Encyclopedia Ii - Emeryville California - Business And Industry
Emeryville is now home to the headquarters to many large and small businesses. It is home to burgeoning biotechnology, software and film ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emeryville California: Encyclopedia Ii - Emeryville California - Transportation
Emeryville has an Amtrak station, and also sits about two miles west of a nearby Bay Area Rapid Transit station in Oakland. To supplement...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emeryville California: Encyclopedia Ii - Emeryville California - Geography
Emeryville is located at 37°50'9" North, 122°17'14" West (37.835926, -122.287253)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emeryville California: Encyclopedia Ii - Emeryville California - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 6,882 people, 3,975 households, and 1,164 families residing in the city. The population density is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - East Los Angeles California: Encyclopedia Ii - East Los Angeles California - Geography
East Los Angeles is located at 34°1'53" North, 118°10'7" West (34.031462, -118.168653)GR1. East Los Angeles lies directly east of downt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - East Los Angeles California: Encyclopedia Ii - East Los Angeles California - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 124,283 people, 29,844 households, and 25,068 families residing in the community. The population d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - East Los Angeles California: Encyclopedia Ii - East Los Angeles California - Trivia
Both the song and film Born in East L.A. by Cheech Marin could either be about the unincorporated community of East Los Angeles, or the E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Venezuela: Encyclopedia Ii - Venezuela - History
Venezuela was the site of one of the first permanent Spanish settlements in South America in 1522, and most of the territory eventually b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Venezuela: Encyclopedia Ii - Venezuela - Government And Politics
The Venezuelan president is elected by a popular vote, with direct and universal suffrage, and functions as both head of state and head o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Venezuela: Encyclopedia Ii - Venezuela - Geography
Venezuela is home to a wide variety of landscapes, such as the north-easternmost extensions of the Andes mountains in the northwest and a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Venezuela: Encyclopedia Ii - Venezuela - Economy
The petroleum sector dominates the economy, accounting for roughly a third of Venezuela's GDP, around 80% of export earnings, and more th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Earth In The Solar System
It takes the Earth 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.091 seconds (1 sidereal day) to rotate around the axis connecting the north pole and the so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Earth In The Solar System
It takes the Earth 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.091 seconds (1 sidereal day) to rotate around the axis connecting the north pole and the so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Descriptions Of Earth
Earth has often been personified as a deity, in particular a goddess (see Gaia and Mother Earth). The Chinese earth goddess Hu-Tu is simi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Descriptions Of Earth
Earth has often been personified as a deity, in particular a goddess (see Gaia and Mother Earth). The Chinese Earth goddess Hu-Tu is simi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Physical Characteristics
See also: Geology The Earth consists of several atmospheric, hydrologic, and mainly geologic layers. Its components are the atmosphere, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Lexicography
Its astronomical symbol consists of a circled cross, representing a meridian and the equator; a variant puts the cross atop the circle (U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Physical Characteristics
The Earth consists of several atmospheric, hydrologic, and mainly geologic layers. Its components are the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Environment And Ecosystem
Earth is the only place in the universe where life is absolutely known to exist, and some scientists believe that biospheres might be rar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Environment And Ecosystem
Earth is the only place in the universe where life is known to exist. The planet's lifeforms are sometimes said to form a "biosphere". Th...   » Read the article