Timeline of geography, paleontology (3287 bytes)
1: '''[[Timeline]] of [[geography]], [[paleontology]]'''
6: ...e [[scientific method]] in his Great Instauration of Learning
7: ...onsoons and identifies solar heating as the cause of atmospheric motions
10: * [[1770]] - The [[fossil]]ised bones of a huge animal (later identified as a [[Mosasaur]]...
12: ... [[Mary Anning]] discovers the fossilised remains of an [[Ichthyosaur]] at [[Lyme Regis]].

Paleontology (5995 bytes)
1: ...paleontologist carefully chips rock from a column of dinosaur vertebrae.]]
2: ... study of body [[fossil]]s, tracks, burrows, cast off parts, fossilized [[feces]] ("[[coprolite]]s"), ...
6: ...nd how they interact. [[Palynology]] is the study of pollens, whether modern or geological.
8: ... Paleozoologists may specialize in [[invertebrate paleontology]], which deals with animals without backbones, or...
9: ...microscopic fossils, including organic-walled microfossils whose study is called [[palynology]].

Invertebrate paleontology (1464 bytes)
1: == A Classification of [[Invertebrate]] [[Paleontology]] ==
50: [[Category:Paleontology]]

Vertebrate paleontology (5729 bytes)
1: ...ct, on the [[evolution]]ary timeline, the animals of the past and their modern day relatives.
5: [[Amphibia|Amphibians]] developed forms of reproduction and locomotion and a [[metabolism]] ...
7: ...onicled in the fossil record of the varying forms of [[therapsid]]s. True mammals showed up in the [[T...
11: ...me) [[Heresy|heretical]] theory of [[extinction]] of species.
13: ... fish, beginning the serious study into the lives of extinct animals.

Geography (19637 bytes)
1: ...Physical_world.jpg|thumb|333px|right|Physical map of the Earth ([[:Image:Physical_world.jpg|Medium]]) ...
2: '''Geography''' is the scientific study of the locational and spatial variation in both phys...
4: ''Geography'' is also the title of various historical books on this subject, notabl...
6: ...atural or human. It also studies the consequences of those differences.
8: ...ng not of mere names, but of argument and reason, of cause and effect."''

Timeline (novel) (5138 bytes)
1: ...ons. The book follows in Crichton's long history of combining technical details and action in his boo...
3: ...in [[2000]]. A movie called ''[[Timeline (movie)|Timeline]]'' based on the book was released in [[2003]].
8: ...icious of ITC's (their funder) detailed knowledge of the site, Johnston flies to their headquarters in...
10: ...gant who is chasing a boy through the woods. One of the killed ITC employees returns to ITC and upon ...
12: ..., but from then on they are pursued by the forces of Oliver, most notably Sir Guy and Sir Robert de Ke...

Geography of Alberta (8314 bytes)
1: ... Territories]]. To the west by the line of peaks of the [[Rocky Mountains]] range, which runs northwe...
5: ...ially in the [[Athabasca Tar Sands]] in the north of the province.
7: ...terrain are dotted with clumps and belts of trees of moderate size, giving them a park-like appearance...
11: ...n three km above the sea. Among the more notable of these are:
22: ...ine passes became very important. The most noted of the Alberta passes are:

Geography of Quebec (2213 bytes)
3: ...ited northern region created the massive Province of Quebec as seen today. This huge new addition to Q...
6: ...ador]] boundary drawn by the [[Judicial Committee of the Privy Council]] in 1927. See [[Labrador#The_L...
10: ...ce's most important industries. The extreme north of the province, now called [[Nunavik]], is [[subarc...
12: ...spe|Gaspé Peninsula]] juts into the [[Gulf of Saint Lawrence]] to the East. The Saint Lawrence ...
15: [[Category:Quebec geography]]

Geography of Vietnam (2739 bytes)
1: [[Image:Vm-map.png|right|Map of Vietnam]]
3: ...or historical geography of Vietnam, see [[History of Vietnam]].
5: ...sia]], bordering the [[Gulf of Thailand]], [[Gulf of Tonkin]], and [[South China Sea]], alongside [[Ch...
14: ...- comparative</b>: slightly larger than the state of [[New Mexico]] in the [[United States]].
24: ...tinental shelf: 200 nautical miles or to the edge of the continental margin

Geography of Zambia (2343 bytes)
1: [[Image:Za-map.png|right|Map of Zambia]]
3: '''Location:''' Southern [[Africa]], east of [[Angola]]
19: Angola 1,110 km, [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] 1,930 km, [[Malawi]] 837 km, [[Mozamb...
51: ...eforestation; soil erosion; desertification; lack of adequate water treatment presents human health ri...
55: ...Endangered Species]], [[Hazardous Wastes]], [[Law of the Sea]], [[Nuclear Test Ban]], [[Ozone Layer Pr...

Geography of Zimbabwe (2173 bytes)
27: <br>''lowest point:'' junction of the [[Runde]] and [[River Save|Save]] rivers 162 ...
43: ... rhinoceros herd - once the largest concentration of the species in the world - has been significantly...
46: ... Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
47: signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
49: '''Geography - note:''' landlocked

Geography of Yemen (2708 bytes)
2: ...teen states that comprise the so-called "[[Cradle of Humanity]]."
18: ...men), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
33: 200 nautical miles or to the edge of the continental margin
43: ...t plains in center slope into the desert interior of the [[Arabian Peninsula]]
52: ...etroleum, fish, rock salt, marble, small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper, fertile soi...

Geography of Venezuela (2490 bytes)
1: [[Image:Ve-map.png|right|Map of Venezuela]]
21: slightly more than twice the size of California
36: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
76: ...tion of Lago de Valencia; oil and urban pollution of Lago de Maracaibo; deforestation; soil degradatio...
84: '''Geography - note:'''

Geography of Vanuatu (1952 bytes)
1: [[Image:Nh-map.png|right|Map of Vanuatu]]
4: ... in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia. Vanuatu's immed...
36: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
46: mostly mountains of volcanic origin; narrow coastal plains
76: ... not have access to a potable and reliable supply of water; deforestation

Geography of Uzbekistan (2767 bytes)
2: [[Central Asia]], north of [[Afghanistan]]
8: [[Commonwealth of Independent States]]
30: Uzbekistan includes the southern portion of the [[Aral Sea]] with a 420 km shoreline
33: None. Uzbekistan is one of only two countries in the world that are ''doubly...
39: ...at intensely irrigated river valleys along course of [[Amu Darya]], Sirdaryo ([[Syr Darya]]), and [[Za...

Geography of Uruguay (2448 bytes)
22: slightly smaller than the state of [[Washington]]
35: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
70: ...pampas), droughts, floods; because of the absence of mountains, which act as weather barriers, all loc...
77: ...ental Modification]], [[Hazardous Wastes]], [[Law of the Sea]], [[Nuclear Test Ban]], [[Ozone Layer Pr...
84: [[Category:Geography by country|Uruguay]]

Geography of Thailand (2593 bytes)
2: ...man Sea]] and the [[Gulf of Thailand]], southeast of [[Myanmar]].
20: Note: Thailand uses a unit of land area called the ''rai'', which is 1,600 m&su...
33: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
47: [[Gulf of Thailand]] 0 m
70: ... in [[Bangkok]] area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts

Geography of Tanzania (2328 bytes)
5: [[Image:Tz-map.png|right|Map of Tanzania]]
10: <br><i>note:</i>includes the islands of [[Mafia Island|Mafia]], [[Pemba]], and [[Zanzibar...
49: ...tion; deforestation; desertification; destruction of [[coral reef]] threatens marine habitats; recent ...
52: ...Endangered Species]], [[Hazardous Wastes]], [[Law of the Sea]], [[Nuclear Test Ban]], [[Ozone Layer Pr...
55: <b>Geography - note:</b> Kilimanjaro is highest point in Afric...

Geography of Tajikistan (3115 bytes)
3: ...flow into larger river valleys where the majority of the country's population lives and works.
5: ...gh Tajikistan, fed by melting snow from mountains of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. [[Flood]]ing and [[lan...
8: [[Central Asia]], west of [[China]]
12: '''Map references:''' Commonwealth of Independent States
32: ... landscape; western [[Fergana Valley]] in north, Kofarnihon and [[Vakhsh Valley]]s in southwest

Geography of Taiwan (4788 bytes)
3: ...nd the [[Pescadores]], along with the tiny islets of [[Green Island (China)|Green Island]], [[Liuchiu]...
5: ...c of 200 [[nautical miles]] and a territorial sea of 12 nautical miles.
8: ...ays are always in the summer time, and 90 percent of the annual rainfall is calculated during this per...
10: ...ntly rolling plains in the west, where 90 percent of the population lives, and the mostly rugged fores...
12: ...salmon (''Oncorhynchus masou formosanus''). A few of these are now [[Extinction|extinct]], and many ot...

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