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  Mount Kilimanjaro

  Kilimanjaro is a mountain in northeastern Tanzania. Kilimanjaro is the tallest free-standing mountain rise in the world, rising 4600 meters (15,000 ft) from the base, and includes the highest peak in ... > more
• Acid Rain
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  Acid

  An acid (often represented by the generic formula HA) is traditionally considered any chemical compound that, when dissolved in water, gives a solution with a pH of less than 7.0. That approximates ... > more
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  Bering Strait

  The Bering Strait is a sea strait between Cape Dezhnev, Russia, the easternmost point (169 degrees 43' W) of the Asian continent and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, the westernmost point (168 degrees ... > more
• Rainforests
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  Deforestation

  Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non-forest land use such as arable land, urban use, logged area or wasteland. Historically, this meant conversion to grassland or to its ... > more
• Climate
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  Temperature record of the past 1000 years

  The temperature record of the past 1000 years describes the reconstruction of temperature for the last 1000 years on the Northern Hemisphere. A reconstruction is needed because a reliable surface ... > more
• Agriculture and Food
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  Agriculture

  Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and many other desired products by the cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). The practice of ... > more
• Soil Types
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  Irrigation

  Irrigation (in agriculture) is the replacement or supplementation of rainfall with water from another source in order to grow crops. The water source for irrigation may be a nearby or distant body of ... > more
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  Timeline of environmental events

  The timeline of environmental events is a historical account of events that have shaped humanity's perspective on the environment. This timeline includes some major natural events, man-made ... > more
• Geography
  Tundra
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  Reindeer

  The reindeer, known as caribou when wild in North America, is an Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling deer. About 1 million live in Alaska, and a comparable number live in northern Canada. There are an ... > more
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  Varve

  A varve is an annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock. Terms such as "annually laminated" are synonymous with varve. Of the many rhythmites found in the geological record, varves are one of the ... > more

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