query: what is a special geographic characteristic of central america

pos: Geography of North America creating similar interruptions to the plains community. North America extends to within 10° of latitude of both the equator and the North Pole. It embraces every climatic zone, from tropical rain forest and savanna on the lowlands of Central America to areas of permanent ice cap in central Greenland. Subarctic and tundra climates prevail in north Canada and north Alaska, and desert and semiarid conditions are found in interior regions cut off by high mountains from rain-bearing westerly winds. However, most of the continent has temperate climates very favorable to settlement and agriculture. Prairies, or vast grasslands cover a huge

neg: Physiographic province Physiographic province A physiographic province is a geographic region with a characteristic geomorphology, and often specific subsurface rock type or structural elements. The continents are subdivided into various physiographic provinces, each having a specific character, relief, and environment which contributes to its uniqueness. The physiographic provinces are then subdivided into smaller physiographic sections. In eastern North America, the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, and Appalachian Plateau are specific physiographic provinces. In the Western United States of western North America: the Basin and Range Province, Cascade Range, Colorado Plateau, Rio Grande rift, Great Basin, Central Valley (California),

neg: Indigenous languages of the Americas of North America (as well as in Central and South America), but outside of the Americas it is rare. Many languages throughout North America are polysynthetic (Eskimo–Aleut languages are extreme examples), although this is not characteristic of all North American languages (contrary to what was believed by 19th-century linguists). Several families have unique traits, such as the inverse number marking of the Tanoan languages, the lexical affixes of the Wakashan, Salishan and Chimakuan languages, and the unusual verb structure of Na-Dené. The classification below is a composite of Goddard (1996), Campbell (1997), and Mithun (1999). In Central America the Mayan

neg: Bolson Bolson Bolson, is a geographic term for a desert valley or depression, the level of which has been raised by aggradation, usually draining into a playa or salt pan, and entirely surrounded by hills or mountains. It is a type of basin characteristic of basin and range topography. The term was an Americanism originating in the 1830s and 1840s during the explorations of the far west of North America, particularly of what became the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It was derived from the Spanish "bolsón", (large purse). Examples of this type of formation would be the Hueco Bolson

neg: Central Township, Perry County, Missouri are single. Central Township, Perry County, Missouri Central Township is one of the eight townships located in Perry County, Missouri, in the United States of America. Central Township is located in the central part of Perry County, and hence so named. The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) lists five townships name "Central", including this one, in various counties of Missouri. The first European settlers in what is now Central Township arrived in 1800 and were Kentuckians who laid down farms around "The Barrens". They had called their home in Kentucky "The Barrens", a term used extensively to describe land which

neg: Central Township, Perry County, Missouri Central Township, Perry County, Missouri Central Township is one of the eight townships located in Perry County, Missouri, in the United States of America. Central Township is located in the central part of Perry County, and hence so named. The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) lists five townships name "Central", including this one, in various counties of Missouri. The first European settlers in what is now Central Township arrived in 1800 and were Kentuckians who laid down farms around "The Barrens". They had called their home in Kentucky "The Barrens", a term used extensively to describe land which combines some

neg: Leipzig Botanical Garden 7,000 species, of which nearly 3,000 species comprise ten special collections. The garden contains a systematic department, as well as geographic arrangements of plants from the steppes of Eastern Europe and Asia, forests of the northern hemisphere, prairies, and eastern North America, as well as a marsh and pond with regional flora and an alpine garden containing plants from Asia, Europe, and South America. Its greenhouses (2,400 m² total area) contain plants from subtropical and tropical zones of the Mediterranean region, Africa, Central America, and Australia. Leipzig Botanical Garden Leipzig Botanical Garden (3.5 hectares), (), is a botanical garden maintained

neg: Annie Smith Peck only brought about serious hullabaloo in the press, but also prompted public discussion and debate (for example, in the "New York Times") on the question of what women should do and what they can be. Peck began to climb, lecture and explore in Latin America. She promoted Pan-Americanism (peace between the Americans) and geographic education through her lectures, articles and books. She was fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and French. Peck climbed Pico de Orizaba and Popocatepetl in Mexico in 1897. Although already over fifty years old, Peck wanted to make a very special climb. She traveled to South America in

neg: Americana Americana Americana is a collective term for artifacts related to the history, geography, folklore and cultural heritage of the United States of America. It is generally defined as any collection of materials and things concerning or characteristic of the United States or of the American people; in its broadest sense, Americana is representative or even stereotypical of American culture as a whole. What is and is not considered Americana is heavily influenced by national identity, historical context, patriotism and nostalgia. The ethos or guiding beliefs or ideals which have come to characterize America, such as The American Dream, are central

neg: Ken Gerhard animals around the world including Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the Chupacabra, Mothman, Thunderbirds and Werewolves. In addition to co-hosting the History Channel series Missing in Alaska, he has appeared in three episodes of the television series MonsterQuest (History Channel) and was featured in the History Channel special "The Real Wolfman". Gerhard's other appearances include Ancient Aliens (History Channel), Legend Hunters (Travel Channel), The Unexplained Files (Science Channel), Paranatural (National Geographic), True Monsters (History Channel), Weird or What? with William Shatner (Syfy), Monsters and Mysteries in America (Destination America), True Supernatural (Destination America), Ultimate Encounters (truTV), Monster Project (Nat Geo

neg: Central America bioregion South America, including "Weinmannia" and "Drimys". Central America bioregion The Central America bioregion is a biogeographic region comprising southern Mexico and Central America. The bioregion covers the southern portion of Mexico, all of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and all but easternmost Panama. WWF defines bioregions as "geographic clusters of ecoregions that may span several habitat types, but have strong biogeographic affinities, particularly at taxonomic levels higher than the species level (genus, family)." The bioregion lies in the tropics, and is home to tropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical coniferous forests. The

neg: Cadillac Sixty Special $2,345). Only 1 Sixty Special Town Car was made this year and used on the auto show circuit before being purchased by film director, C.B. DeMille. Featuring the leather-covered roof, it was the last one to come from Cadillac-Fleetwood. There were nearly 17,900 Sixty Specials made from 1938 to 1941, including about a dozen custom bodied versions. The completely new Sixty Special for 1942 was longer and lower than the 1941 model, and now riding a wheelbase of , longer than any other non-limousine Cadillac. This marked the beginning of what would become a central characteristic of the Sixty Special.

neg: Geology of North America Geology of North America The geology of North America is a subject of regional geology and covers the North American continent, third-largest in the world. Geologic units and processes are investigated on a large scale to reach a synthesized picture of the geological development of the continent. The divisions of regional geology are drawn in different ways, but are usually outlined by a common geologic history, geographic vicinity or political boundaries. The regional geology of North America usually encompasses the geographic regions of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, the continental United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. The parts of the

neg: Geology of North America belt also extends into Guatemala and Honduras in Central America. Geology of North America The geology of North America is a subject of regional geology and covers the North American continent, third-largest in the world. Geologic units and processes are investigated on a large scale to reach a synthesized picture of the geological development of the continent. The divisions of regional geology are drawn in different ways, but are usually outlined by a common geologic history, geographic vicinity or political boundaries. The regional geology of North America usually encompasses the geographic regions of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, the continental United States,

neg: Central America bioregion Central America bioregion The Central America bioregion is a biogeographic region comprising southern Mexico and Central America. The bioregion covers the southern portion of Mexico, all of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and all but easternmost Panama. WWF defines bioregions as "geographic clusters of ecoregions that may span several habitat types, but have strong biogeographic affinities, particularly at taxonomic levels higher than the species level (genus, family)." The bioregion lies in the tropics, and is home to tropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical coniferous forests. The higher mountains are home to cool-climate

neg: Central America Caribbean and was the single largest land owner in Guatemala. Such holdings gave it great power over the governments of small countries. That was one of the factors that led to the coining of the phrase Banana republic. After more than two hundred years of social unrest, violent conflict and revolution, Central America today remains in a period of political transformation. Poverty, social injustice and violence are still widespread. Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the western hemisphere (only Haiti is poorer). Central America is the tapering isthmus of southern North America, with unique and varied geographic features. The

neg: Central America Pacific Ocean lies to the southwest, the Caribbean Sea lies to the northeast, and the Gulf of Mexico lies to the north. Some physiographists define the Isthmus of Tehuantepec as the northern geographic border of Central America, while others use the northwestern borders of Belize and Guatemala. From there, the Central American land mass extends southeastward to the Atrato River, where it connects to the Pacific Lowlands in northwestern South America. Of the many mountain ranges within Central America, the longest are the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, the Cordillera Isabelia and the Cordillera de Talamanca. At , Volcán Tajumulco is

neg: Pacific Slope Pacific Slope The Pacific Slope describes geographic regions in North American, Central American, and South American countries that are west of the continental divide and slope down to the Pacific Ocean. In North America, the Rocky Mountains mark the eastern border of the Pacific Slope. In Central and South America, the region is much narrower, confined by the Sierra Madre Occidental in Central America, and by the Andes in South America. The phrase is still used today mostly for scientific purposes to refer to regions inhabited by specific species. It was and is still occasionally used to describe the region

neg: George Gustav Heye Center and is designed to show the scope of the Smithsonian's collection. Organized by geographic regions (including Central and South America), the exhibit displays over 700 items and crosses the line from ethnology to art. Multimedia interactions include audio and video, and feature commentary by historians on specific objects. The rotunda is frequently used as a performance space, and features murals reflecting the history of the building, done by Reginald Marsh. Other galleries include the Photography Gallery, Special Exhibit Galleries, Contemporary Galleries, the Haudenosaunee Discovery Room, the Resource Center Reference Library, a small theater (which screens daily films), and the museum

neg: Central America subtropical coniferous forests biome, is found in Central America and southern Mexico. The Central American pine-oak forests occupy an area of , extending along the mountainous spine of Central America, extending from the Sierra Madre de Chiapas in Mexico's Chiapas state through the highlands of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras to central Nicaragua. The pine-oak forests lie between elevation, and are surrounded at lower elevations by tropical moist forests and tropical dry forests. Higher elevations above are usually covered with Central American montane forests. The Central American pine-oak forests are composed of many species characteristic of temperate North America including

neg: Central American pine-oak forests forests. The Central American pine-oak forests are composed of many species characteristic of temperate North America including oaks ("Quercus" spp.), pines ("Pinus" spp.), fir ("Abies" "guatemalensis"), and cypress ("Cupressus" spp.). Central American pine-oak forests The Central American pine-oak forests ecoregion, in the tropical and subtropical coniferous forests biome, is found in Central America and Chiapas state of southern Mexico. The Central American pine-oak forests occupy an area of , extending along the mountainous spine of Central America, extending from the Sierra Madre de Chiapas in Mexico's Chiapas state through the highlands of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras to central Nicaragua.

neg: Nearctic realm Nearctic realm The Nearctic is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface. The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America that are not in the Nearctic realm are Eastern Mexico, Southern Florida, coastal Central Florida, Central America, and the Caribbean islands which are part of the Neotropical realm, together with South America. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) divides the Nearctic into four bioregions, defined as "geographic clusters of ecoregions that may span several habitat types, but have strong biogeographic affinities, particularly at

neg: Physiographic province Peninsular Ranges, Los Angeles Basin, and Transverse Ranges are physiographic province examples. Physiographic province A physiographic province is a geographic region with a characteristic geomorphology, and often specific subsurface rock type or structural elements. The continents are subdivided into various physiographic provinces, each having a specific character, relief, and environment which contributes to its uniqueness. The physiographic provinces are then subdivided into smaller physiographic sections. In eastern North America, the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, and Appalachian Plateau are specific physiographic provinces. In the Western United States of western North America: the Basin and Range Province,

neg: Multi-Displacement System expected that the technology would boost economy by 10% to 20%. In the Jeep Grand Cherokee with MDS, highway fuel mileage for the V8 is the same as the V6 at 21 mpg (11.2 liters per 100 km). In order to preserve the characteristic rumble of the V8 engines, Chrysler and Eberspaecher North America designed a special exhaust system for MDS-equipped vehicles. This includes four separate mufflers, two large central ones for V8 mode and two smaller ones near the tailpipes for four-cylinder mode. Unlike the system used on Mercedes-Benz V12 engines, also designed by Eberspaecher, the system is mechanically

neg: National States Geographic Information Council held in Annapolis, Maryland and include meetings with federal leaders on Capitol Hill. NSGIC Annual Conferences have been held since 1991 and rotate among the states. The NSGIC Board of Directors meets monthly by conference call. Several standing committees and special workgroups meet by conference call monthly, or as needed. The membership is kept informed via a NSGIC e-mail list, a NSGIC web site, and a NSGIC Blog. National States Geographic Information Council The National States Geographic Information Council, known as NSGIC, is an organization in the United States of America of the states, the District of Columbia, and the

neg: Central Florida Council Central Florida Council The Central Florida Council serves Boy Scouts in Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake, Brevard, Volusia and Flagler Counties in Florida. Its headquarters was previously located in Orlando, Florida and is currently located in Apopka, Florida, just north of Orlando. Its primary Scout camp is Camp La-No-Che in Paisley, Florida, adjacent to the Ocala National Forest. In 1922, the Central Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America, was chartered by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America to implement a quality Scouting program to all youth in its geographic area. The council is incorporated as a non-profit organization

neg: Frobenius endomorphism Frobenius endomorphism In commutative algebra and field theory, the Frobenius endomorphism (after Ferdinand Georg Frobenius) is a special endomorphism of commutative rings with prime characteristic , an important class which includes finite fields. The endomorphism maps every element to its -th power. In certain contexts it is an automorphism, but this is not true in general. Let be a commutative ring with prime characteristic (an integral domain of positive characteristic always has prime characteristic, for example). The Frobenius endomorphism "F" is defined by for all "r" in "R". It respects the multiplication of "R": and is clearly 1 also. What

neg: Eastern red bat geographic range throughout the year. Formerly, some authors included the western United States, Central America, and the northern part of South America in its range, but these populations have since been reassigned to the desert red bat, "Lasiurus blossevillii". The eastern red bat is evaluated as least concern by the IUCN, the lowest-priority conservation category. It meets the criteria for this designation because it has a wide geographic range, large population size, it occurs in protected areas, it tolerates some habitat disturbance, and its population size is unlikely to be declining rapidly. Eastern red bats and other migratory tree bats

neg: Central nervous system cyst CNS tissues are very common in America. They are a subtype of cerebrovascular diseases, which are the third leading cause of death in America. Generally, CNS cysts are present in all geographic regions, races, ages, and sexes. However, certain types of CNS cysts are more prevalent in certain types of individuals than others. Some examples of incidence rates in specific types of cysts include: Central nervous system cyst A central nervous system cyst is a type of cyst that presents and affects part of the central nervous system (CNS). They are usually benign and filled with either cerebrospinal fluid, blood,

neg: Wood turtle Wood turtle The wood turtle ("Glyptemys insculpta") is a species of turtle endemic to North America. It is in the genus "Glyptemys", a genus which contains only one other species of turtle: the bog turtle ("Glyptemys muhlenbergii" ). The wood turtle reaches a straight carapace length of , its defining characteristic being the pyramidal shape of the scutes on its upper shell. Morphologically, it is similar to the bog turtle, spotted turtle ("Clemmys guttata"), and Blanding's turtle ("Emydoidea blandingii"). The wood turtle exists in a broad geographic range extending from Nova Scotia in the north (and east) to Minnesota in

neg: Entoloma murrayi Central and South America, and Southeast Asia. It has also been recorded from Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. Entoloma murrayi Entoloma murrayi, commonly known as the yellow unicorn Entoloma or the unicorn pinkgill, is a species of fungus in the Entolomataceae family. First described from New England (USA) in 1859, the species is found in eastern North America, Central and South America, and southeast Asia, where it grows on the ground in wet coniferous and deciduous forests. The fungus produces yellow mushrooms that have a characteristic sharp umbo on the top of a conical cap. The mushroom is inedible and

neg: Cottontail rabbit Cottontail rabbit Cottontail rabbits are among the 20 lagomorph species in the genus Sylvilagus, found in the Americas. Most cottontails closely resemble the wild European rabbit ("Oryctolagus cuniculus"). Most "Sylvilagus" species have stub tails with white undersides that show when they retreat, giving them their characteristic name. However, this feature is not present in all cottontails (for example, the underside of the brush rabbit's tail is gray), nor is it unique to the genus (for example, the European rabbit also has a white tail). The genus is widely distributed across North America, Central America, and northern and central South America,

neg: Frederick Kelley mistakes, later he confesses." “When, in 1851, I started studying scientific history and geographic contours of Central America, ignoring much of what had been written in the past and, of course, nothing could learn valuable data that has been accumulated since. " The book written by Frederick M. Kelley, was titled “The Union of the Oceans by Ship-Canal Without Locks Via the Atrato Valley [The union of the oceans through a canal without locks, for the transit of vessels, via the valley of the Atrato] (New York, 1859), p. 5. According to the 1900 census, Mr. Kelley was 70 years

neg: Grand Central Partnership residential tenants in the district, as well as representatives of elected officials. The Grand Central Partnership is a not-for-profit corporation funded principally through special assessments collected from commercial property owners located within its defined geographic area. Additional financial support is provided through corporate sponsorship of specific programs and special events and through in-kind services. Assessment proceeds and tax-exempt bonds have funded capital improvements. The Grand Central Partnership also hires "Public Safety Officers" who patrol the areas that the GCP owns or operates property on. These officers are hired at 11.00 dollars an hour and are charged to assist authorities, when

neg: Peregrine falcon Peregrine falcon The peregrine falcon ("Falco peregrinus"), also known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a widespread bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts, and a black head. As is typical of bird-eating raptors, peregrine falcons are sexually dimorphic, with females being considerably larger than males. The peregrine is renowned for its speed, reaching over during its characteristic hunting stoop (high-speed dive), making it the fastest member of the animal kingdom. According to a "National Geographic" TV programme, the highest

neg: Sense of place Sense of place The term sense of place has been used in many different ways. It is a characteristic that some geographic places have and some do not, while to others it is a feeling or perception held by people (not by the place itself). It is often used in relation to those characteristics that make a place special or unique, as well as to those that foster a sense of authentic human attachment and belonging. Others, such as geographer Yi-Fu Tuan, have pointed to senses of place that are not "positive," such as fear. Some students and educators engage

neg: What Waits Below What Waits Below What Waits Below is a science-fiction adventure film (initially released under the title "Secrets of the Phantom Caverns") released in 1984. Directed by Don Sharp, produced by the Adams Apple Film Company, the film runs for 88 minutes and starred Robert Powell, Timothy Bottoms, and Lisa Blount. The tagline for the video release of the film was "Underground, no-one can hear you die". The US military is running a test for a special type of radio transmitter, to be used to communicate with submarines, in a deep system of underground caves in Central America. When the signal

neg: Common big-eared bat inter-auricular membrane. Its fur is brown, with geographic variation in the shade of brown. Its dental formula is for a total of 34 teeth. It is found in several countries in Central and South America. Its range includes: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela Common big-eared bat The common big-eared bat ("Micronycteris microtis") is a bat species from South and Central America. It is a neotropical leaf-nosed bat (a member of the family Phyllostomidae). Recent research has demonstrated this bat's amazing ability to find motionless food within clutter.

neg: Central American agouti Central American agouti The Central American agouti ("Dasyprocta punctata") is a species of agouti from the family Dasyproctidae. The main portion of its range is from Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula (southern Mexico), through Central America, to northwestern Ecuador, Colombia and far western Venezuela. A highly disjunct population is found in southeastern Peru, far southwestern Brazil, Bolivia, western Paraguay and far northwestern Argentina. The disjunct population has been treated as a separate species, the brown agouti ("Dasyprocta variegata"), but a major review of the geographic variation is necessary. The Central American agouti has also been introduced to Cuba, Bahamas, Jamaica,

neg: Northern America Northern America Northern America is the northernmost region of North America. The boundaries may be drawn slightly differently. In one definition, it lies directly north of Middle America (Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America). Northern America's land frontier with the rest of North America then coincides with the Mexico–United States border. Geopolitically, according to the United Nations' scheme of geographic regions and subregions, Northern America consists of Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States of America (excluding Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands and other minor US territories). Maps using the term "Northern America" date

neg: Last Glacial Period names, historically developed and depending on their geographic distributions: Fraser (in the Pacific Cordillera of North America), Pinedale (in the Central Rocky Mountains), Wisconsinan or Wisconsin (in central North America), Devensian (in the British Isles), Midlandian (in Ireland), Würm (in the Alps), Mérida (in Venezuela), Weichselian or Vistulian (in Northern Europe and northern Central Europe), Valdai in Russia and Zyryanka in Siberia, Llanquihue in Chile, and Otira in New Zealand. The geochronological Late Pleistocene comprises the late glacial (Weichselian) and the immediately preceding penultimate interglacial (Eemian) period. The last glaciation centered on the huge ice sheets of North America and

neg: Northern America the Pacific botanical continent) and all of the Aleutian Islands, Russian as well as American, are included. Northern America Northern America is the northernmost region of North America. The boundaries may be drawn slightly differently. In one definition, it lies directly north of Middle America (Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America). Northern America's land frontier with the rest of North America then coincides with the Mexico–United States border. Geopolitically, according to the United Nations' scheme of geographic regions and subregions, Northern America consists of Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States of America (excluding Hawaii, Puerto Rico,

neg: History of tea in India a WTO member or region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographic origin. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs set up the Special Purpose Tea Fund (SPTF) under the tea Board on December 29, 2006. The aim is to fund replantation and rejuvenation (R&R) programme. In the same year, Tata Tea entered into an agreement to take over Jemca, which controls a 26 percent market share in the Czech Republic. The CCEA gave its approval for pegging the subsidy at 25 per cent and adoption

neg: Canadian Prairies has a unique geographic distribution and characteristic mix of plant species. All but a fraction of one percent of the tallgrass prairie has been converted to cropland. What remains occurs on the plain centred in the Red River Valley in Manitoba. Mixed prairie is more common and is part of the dry interior plains that extend from Canada south to the U.S. state of Texas. More than half of the remaining native grassland in the Canadian prairies is mixed. Though widespread in southern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta, because of extensive cattle grazing, it is estimated that only 24% of the

neg: Apoica pallens protective formation during the daylight hours are what led to the selection of the nocturnal forging and swarming behavior seen in this species. Apoica pallens The Central American Paper Wasp ("Apoica pallens") is a nocturnal eusocial wasp (family Vespidae). It is famous for its swarm based emigration behavior, and is native to the lowlands of central and northern South America. This species has developed special night vision adaptations to facilitate their night-time swarming and forging behavior and has important medicinal properties for the Pankarare ́ people of Brazil. "Apoica pallens" is part of the tribe Epiponini, a group including paper

neg: Middle America (United States) Middle America (United States) Middle America is a colloquial term for the United States heartland, especially the culturally rural and suburban areas of the United States. Middle America is generally used as both a geographic and cultural label, suggesting a Central United States small town or suburb where most people are middle class, Evangelical Christian or Mainline Protestant and typically of European descent. Geographically, the label "Middle America" refers to the territory between the East Coast of the United States (particularly the northeast) and the West Coast. The term has been used in some cases to refer to the inland

neg: Middle America (United States) it refers to more traditional or conservative politics, although larger cities such as St. Louis, Missouri, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and major university towns such as Madison, Wisconsin; Champaign, Illinois; Bloomington, Indiana; Columbus, Ohio; Lawrence, Kansas; and Austin, Texas, are exceptions. Many of the political battleground states are situated in "Middle America." Middle America (United States) Middle America is a colloquial term for the United States heartland, especially the culturally rural and suburban areas of the United States. Middle America is generally used as both a geographic and cultural label, suggesting a Central United States small town or suburb where most

neg: Gnamptogenys triangularis the two southernmost countries of Central America (Panama and Costa Rica). Because there are no discernible geographic barriers, it seems very likely that the native range of "G. triangularis" also extends into forest habitats in French Guiana, Paraguay, and farther north in Central America, but has not yet been recorded in these areas due to its rarity. In its exotic range, "G. triangularis" is now known from Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. Based on its South American range, it is possible that "G. triangularis" could spread to forests throughout much of the southeastern United States, perhaps as far north as Richmond,

neg: Moldavian Plateau porcelain. Hemp is cultivated in the Suceava plateau, cereals and wine grapes ("Vitis vinifera") in the Jijia Plain, Bălți steppe, Bârlad Plateau and Central Moldavian Plateau. In the Siret Passage they cultivate potatoes and sugar beets. Characteristic of the plateau are mammals such as goats, wild boars, wolves, foxes, European wildcats, lynxes, badgers, and hares. Birds include black grouse, woodpeckers, cuckoos, pheasants, quails, hawks, owls, and fish include perch and the carp-like barbel. Moldavian Plateau The Moldavian Plateau () or Pokutian-Bessarabian Upland is a geographic area spanning northeast Romania, most of Moldova (except the south), and most of the Chernivtsi

neg: Ithonidae "P. gazullai" inhabiting forests in Central Chile. The North American range of "P. punctatus" has diminished, disappearing from eastern North America by the 1950s, and now appears restricted to Western North America. "Platystoechotes lineatus", the sole species in "Platystoechotes", is restricted in range to the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, USA. The remaining modern species "Fontecilla graphicus" shares habitat with "P. gazullai", also inhabiting forests in Central Chile. Ithodidae specimens have been described from fossils dating between the Early Jurassic and the late Eocene, and from sites that indicate a wider geographic range then seen in the modern taxa. Early

neg: Couratari Couratari Couratari is a genus of trees in the family Lecythidaceae, first described as a genus in 1775. They native to tropical South America and Central America. They are large trees, often rising above the rainforest canopy. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, elliptical, up to 15 cm long, with a serrate to serrulate margin. Vernation lines parallel to the midvein are often visible - a very unusual characteristic. The fruit is 6–15 cm long, and roughly conical. A central plug drops out at maturity, releasing the winged seeds to be dispersed by wind. The fruit of "Cariniana" may be

neg: Hibiscus tea polysaccharides and flavonoid glycosides, such as cyanidin and delphinidin, that give it its characteristic deep red colour. The drink is sometimes called roselle (a name for the flower) or rosella (Australia); sorrel in Jamaica, Belize, Barbados, Guyana, Dominica, and Trinidad and Tobago; red sorrel in the wider Caribbean; and Agua/Rosa de Jamaica or simply Jamaica in the United States, México, and Central America. It is also known as "Zobo" or Bissap in African countries like Nigeria. "Agua de flor de Jamaica", also called "agua de Jamaica" and "rosa de Jamaica", is popular in Mexico, Central America, and parts of South

neg: Metohija in the east and northeast. The geographic division between Metohija and rest of Kosovo causes differences between the two areas' flora and fauna. Metohija has the characteristic influences of the Mediterranean, while rest of Kosovo's ecology does not differ from Central Serbia's. Metohija consists of fertile arable land with many small rivers which provide water for irrigation and, in combination with the Mediterranean climate, give excellent fields except for cereals. This area is well known for its high-quality vineyards, fruit orchards, and for the growing of chestnut and almond trees. The geographical region of Metohija is further divided into four

neg: Geography of Póvoa de Varzim Minho). It has characteristic Minho traditions, historical and demographic bounds with several towns and villages in the region, religiously it is part of Braga archdiocese, and due to that it is perhaps preferable to recognize Póvoa as part of the old region, favouring more Entre-Douro-e-Minho, given its central geographic position in this region. The city is limited to the north by the municipality of Esposende, to the northeast by Barcelos, to the east by Vila Nova de Famalicão, and to the south by Vila do Conde. To the west, it has a shoreline on the Atlantic Ocean. The rocky cliffs,

neg: Aftermath (2010 TV series) Aftermath (2010 TV series) Aftermath is a four-part 2010 documentary television series created by History Television Canadian station, airing in the United States on the National Geographic Channel, and produced by Cream Productions. "Aftermath" consists of a series of "experiments" looking at what would happen if planetary conditions changed drastically, within our lifetime. The series is a follow-up to the TV special "". In 2010, the series was nominated for a 2010 Gemini award for best documentary. Population Zero The special that started it all documents what happens if all humans suddenly disappeared from the planet. The History Television title

neg: Dingo–dog hybrid used to differentiate a dingo from other domestic dogs, there are several problems. There is no clarity on the subject from which point on a dog is considered a “pure” dingo. There are conflicting opinions in literature on what defines a dingo. The following problems occurred frequently: From this data it was reasoned that characteristics of dingoes from geographic isolated areas differ from each other and different populations might not be consistent with common description of a dingo. No distinguishing characteristic is currently one-hundred-percent reliable. Furthermore, results gained under captive conditions cannot be transferred one-on-one to the situation in the

neg: Scout councils (Boy Scouts of America) and geographic distance, the Utah National Parks Council is organized into 39 districts divided among 12 geographic sectors, with each led by a volunteer assistant vice president and assistant council commissioner with each sector. The organization of the councils in Area 2 of the Central Region is unique to Michigan. The Michigan Crossroads Council was created by the merger of nine councils in the lower peninsula of Michigan. It is a coordinating council that oversees properties, personnel, and program. This MCC is then split into four sub-councils or "Field Service Councils" which are then divided into districts. The BSA charters

neg: Premier Cruises for scrap, and the former "Starship Majestic" is now known as the "Ocean Dream" and is sailing out of Vietnam. The "Ocean Dream" capsized and sank in 2016. Premier Cruises Premier Cruises was a cruise line holding company formed in the early 1990s that focused on the family cruise market as well as on developing cruise operations in new geographic markets. The company's business focus was to acquire older cruise vessels, refurbish these vessels in order to offer "traditional cruise experiences", operate the vessels in geographic areas, such as Europe and south/Central America, which the major operators such as Carnival

neg: Neotropical realm versus indigenous versus ecological rights and access to or ownership of natural resources. The WWF subdivides the realm into "bioregions", defined as "geographic clusters of ecoregions that may span several habitat types, but have strong biogeographic affinities, particularly at taxonomic levels higher than the species level (genus, family)." Laurel forest and other cloud forest are subtropical and mild temperate forest, found in areas with high humidity and relatively stable and mild temperatures. Tropical rainforest, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests are highlight in Southern North America, Amazonia, Caribbean, Central America, Northern Andes and Central Andes. The Amazonia bioregion is mostly

neg: Flora of Belize Flora of Belize The flora of Belize is highly diverse by regional standards, given the country's small geographical extent. Situated on the Caribbean coast of northern Central America the flora and vegetation have been intimately intertwined with Belize's history. The nation itself grew out of British timber extraction activities from the 17th century onwards, at first for logwood ("Haematoxylum campechianum") and later for mahogany ("Swietenia macrophylla"), fondly called "red gold" because of its high cost and was much sought after by European aristocracy. Central America generally is thought to have gained much of it characteristic flora during the "Great American

neg: Mixtec language launched Indigenous Interpreting+, "a community and medical interpreting business specializing in indigenous languages from Mexico and Central and South America," including Mixtec, Trique, Zapotec, and Chatino. The Mixtec language is a complex set of regional dialects which were already in place at the time of the Spanish Conquest of the Mixteca region. The varieties of Mixtec are sometimes grouped by geographic area, using designations such as those of the Mixteca Alta, the Mixteca Baja, and the Mixteca de la Costa. However, the dialects do not actually follow the geographic areas, and the precise historical relationships between the different varieties have

neg: Scout councils (Boy Scouts of America) Scout councils (Boy Scouts of America) The program of the Boy Scouts of America is administered through local councils, with each council covering a geographic area that may vary from a single city to an entire state. Each council receives an annual charter from the National Council and is usually incorporated as a charitable organization. Most councils are administratively divided into districts that directly serve Scout units. Councils fall into one of four regions: Western, Central, Southern, and Northeast. Each region is then subdivided into areas. The total number of councils depends on how they are counted: The council level

neg: Capitalization geographic terms which are considered as proper nouns. The following are "examples" of rules that some British and U.S. publishers have established in style guides for their authors: Upper case: East Asia, South-East Asia, Central Asia, Central America, North Korea, South Africa, the North Atlantic, the Middle East, the Arctic, The Hague Lower case: western China, southern Beijing, western Mongolia, eastern Africa, northern North Korea, the central Gobi, the lower Yangtze River. Abbreviated When a term is used as a name and then subsequently a shorter term is used then that shorter term maybe used generically. If that is the

neg: History of the Boy Scouts of America numeral, which consisted of territories of several states. The 12 regions followed the organization of the federal reserve system at that time. In 1972, the 12 regions were consolidated into a new alignment of six geographic regions (Northeast, East Central, Southeast, North Central, South Central, and Western). In 1973, most Cub Scout leadership positions were opened to women, and in 1976 the Cubmaster, assistant Cubmaster, and all commissioner positions could also be filled by women. Catherine Pollard was the first female Scoutmaster in the Boy Scouts of America; she led Boy Scout Troop 13 in Milford, Connecticut from 1973 to

neg: Culture of Chile Culture of Chile The culture of Chile reflects the relatively homogeneous population as well as the geographic isolation of the country in relation to the rest of South America. Since colonial times, the Chilean culture has been a mix of Spanish colonial elements with indigenous (mostly Mapuche) culture. The Huasos of Central Chile and their folk music and dance are central to Chilean folk culture. Even though the folk traditions the Central Chile are central to Chilean cultural and national identity, Chile is both geographically and culturally diverse with both the North and the South having their own folk music

neg: Phylogeography that is often defined on unique geographic distribution and mitochondrial genetic patterns. A recent study on imperiled cave crayfish in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America demonstrates how phylogenetic analyses along with geographic distribution can aid in recognizing conservation priorities. Using phylogeographical approaches, the authors found that hidden within what was thought to be a single, widely distributed species, an ancient and previously undetected species was also present. Conservation decisions can now be made to ensure that both lineages received protection. Results like this are not an uncommon outcome from phylogeographic studies. An analysis of salamanders of the genus

neg: Settlement of the Americas mimics a hereditary trait, although such transmission from maternal carriers is less than 100%. The HTLV virus genome has been mapped, allowing identification of four major strains and analysis of their antiquity through mutations. The highest geographic concentrations of the strain HLTV-1 are in sub-Saharan Africa and Japan. In Japan, it occurs in its highest concentration on Kyushu. It is also present among African descendants and native populations in the Caribbean region and South America. It is rare in Central America and North America. Its distribution in the Americas has been regarded as due to importation with the slave trade.

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Telephone numbers in the Republic of Macedonia geographic numbers - eastern Macedonia (see below)
 +389 4x xxxxxx geographic numbers - central and western Macedonia (see below)
 +389 5xx xxxxx premium, value added, shared revenue
 +389 7x xxxxxx mobile
 +389 8xx xxxxx freephone, shared cost 1xx is the general short code format (e.g. 112 for emergency); 10xx format is for carrier access. The international call prefix depends on the country you are calling from, e.g. 00 for most European countries, and 011 from North America. For domestic calls (within the country), 0 must be dialed before the area code. For calls from the Republic

neg: Spanish grammar the formal second-person plural (e.g. "ustedes comen"). Thus "ustedes" is used as both the formal and familiar second-person pronoun in Latin America. In many areas of Latin America (especially Central America and southern South America), the second-person familiar singular pronoun "tú" is replaced by "vos", which frequently requires its own characteristic verb forms, especially in the present indicative, where the endings are "-ás", "-és", and "-ís" for "-ar", "-er", "-ir" verbs, respectively. See "voseo". In the tables of paradigms below, the (optional) subject pronouns appear in parentheses. The present indicative is used to express actions or states of being in

neg: Florida Panhandle both of which included modern-day Florida west of the Apalachicola River as well as portions of what are now Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. As is the case with the other eight U.S. states that have panhandles, the geographic meaning of the term is inexact and elastic. References to the Florida Panhandle always include the ten counties west of the Apalachicola River, a natural geographic boundary, which was the historic dividing line between the British colonies of West Florida and East Florida. These western counties also lie in the Central Time Zone (with the exception of Gulf County, which is divided

neg: National Search and Rescue Plan most accurately model leeway divergence for many search and rescue objects as well as optimize planned search areas. Coast Guard RCCs are set up to cover specific geographic areas and react to command and coordination centers. The geographic areas of responsibility are divided among nine Coast Guard District commands and two Rescue Sub-Centers (RSC). The U.S. Department of Defense Southern Command Search and Rescue Center in Key West, Florida helps to coordinate Cospas-Sarsat activity in Central and South America. National Search and Rescue Plan The "National Search and Rescue Plan" or "National SAR Plan" is a policy document of the

neg: Geographic information system an expected thalweg of where surface water would want to travel in intermittent and permanent streams can be computed from elevation data in the GIS. A GIS can recognize and analyze the spatial relationships that exist within digitally stored spatial data. These topological relationships allow complex spatial modelling and analysis to be performed. Topological relationships between geometric entities traditionally include adjacency (what adjoins what), containment (what encloses what), and proximity (how close something is to something else). Geometric networks are linear networks of objects that can be used to represent interconnected features, and to perform special spatial analysis on them.

neg: Lesional demyelinations of the central nervous system of the diseases that produce CNS demyelinating lesions is not complete, but it includes: A special characteristic that makes a difference between MS and the several kinds of ADEM is the structure of the lesions, being strictly perivenous in ADEM and showing a confluence around veins in MS. Given that ADEM can be multiphase sometimes and MS can appear in children, this characteristic is often considered as the line that separates both conditions. The most typical of perivenous demyelination is ADEM ADEM can present plaque-like lesions which are indistinguishable from MS Nevertheless, ADEM White Matter appears intact under Magnetization Transfer

neg: Synoeca in the tropical and subtropical portions thereof. "S. septentrionalis" is generally found in the northern part of the range, having been observed as far north as Mexico, throughout Central America and northern South America; the southern part of its range extends into Brazil. The other species in the genus are predominantly found in South America, as far south as Argentina. "Synoeca" thrives in tropical rainforests, building arboreal nests in trees, typically on the underside of major branches. A single comb is built directly on the tree trunk; and the nests have a characteristic shape which resembles an armadillo, leading to

neg: John Sperling and his co-authors claim that the United States has seldom been truly united and that there currently exists such a wide gap that the country is effectively two nations: "one traditional and rooted in the past, and one modern and focused on the future." Sperling and his co-authors say these two nations are divided along racial, ethnic, religious, cultural, political, and geographic lines. They claim that political conflict in American is not really about left-wing or right-wing ideology but about the differences between what they call Metro America and Retro America; Metro America consists of the two coasts and the

neg: Eastern Coast of Central America Commercial and Agricultural Company Eastern Coast of Central America Commercial and Agricultural Company The Eastern Coast of Central America Commercial and Agricultural Company was a failed British venture of the 1830s to exploit logging and promote colonisation in a region of what is now northern Guatemala. The company was set up as a project of Marshall Bennett, a mahogany trader operating in the region of Belize. From 1834 Juan Galindo was opposing expansion of British wood-cutting interests in the area. Bennett diverted Thomas Gould, who was looking to revive the Poyais venture (in a part of what is now Honduras) towards colonisation based on

neg: Moormans River Moormans River The Moormans River is a tributary of the South Fork of the Rivanna River in central Virginia in the United States. Via the Rivanna and James rivers, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the river has also been known as the Moorman's River. The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Moormans River" as the stream's official name in 1933. The river was named for Charles Moorman, who in 1735 patented of land in what was then Goochland County, at the junction of the Mechum and (now)

neg: Special Forces (United States Army) Command (USSOCOM) or other U.S. government activities may also specialize in these secondary areas. Many of their operational techniques are classified, but some nonfiction works and doctrinal manuals are available. As special operations units, Special Forces are not necessarily under the command authority of the ground commanders in those countries. Instead, while in theater, SF units may report directly to a geographic combatant command, USSOCOM, or other command authorities. The Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) highly secretive Special Activities Division (SAD) and more specifically its Special Operations Group (SOG) recruits from the Army's Special Forces. Joint CIA–Army Special Forces operations go

neg: Smooth softshell turtle Smooth softshell turtle The smooth softshell turtle ("Apalone mutica") is a species of softshell turtle of the family Trionychidae. The species is endemic to North America. "A. mutica" is native to North America. It is distributed throughout the central and southcentral United States as its geographic range extends from western Pennsylvania to New Mexico and south to the Florida panhandle. Smooth softshells turtles inhabit the Mississippi River drainage from Louisiana up to North Dakota and Pennsylvania, as well as the Colorado, Brazos, Sabine, and Pearl, Alabama and Escambia river systems. Two subspecies of "A. mutica" have been identified. The midland

neg: Atropoides picadoi Atropoides picadoi Atropoides picadoi is a venomous pitviper species found in Central America. No subspecies are currently recognised. The specific name, "picadoi", is in honor of Costa Rican herpetologist Clodomiro Picado Twight. Adults of "A. picadoi" commonly reach a total length (including tail) of with a maximum of . "A. picadoi" is extremely stout, though not quite so much as "A. mexicanus". "A. picadoi" is found in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama at altitude. Its geographic range includes the Cordillera de Tilarán, the Cordillera Central, and the Cordillera de Talamanca. The type locality given is "La Palma,

neg: Avery Brooks the narration for the BBC series "Walking with Dinosaurs" when it aired in North America on the Discovery Channel. His deep and authoritative voice commanded viewer attention; Brooks was able to draw on his years of training as an opera singer and his extensive stage experience with Shakespeare company actors to not only engage the viewer, but use his vocal abilities to emphasize the events as seen in the show. In 2009, Brooks narrated a special documentary for the National Geographic channel, titled "Drain the Ocean". Using CGI animation, National Geographic removed the water from the oceans and explored the

neg: Siskel/Jacobs Productions in the world's largest youth slam. Siskel/Jacobs Productions Siskel/Jacobs Productions is a Chicago, Illinois-based documentary and film-production company. Siskel/Jacobs Productions was founded in 2005 by filmmakers Jon Siskel and Greg Jacobs. The company produced the History Channel special "102 Minutes That Changed America", which premiered on September 11, 2008 and became the second-most watched program in the network's history. The company has also produced a special for Discovery Channel and an episode for the National Geographic Channel's "Naked Science" series. As of 2008, SJP is working on its first feature documentary, "Louder Than a Bomb", which follows four Chicago-area high

neg: Siskel/Jacobs Productions Siskel/Jacobs Productions Siskel/Jacobs Productions is a Chicago, Illinois-based documentary and film-production company. Siskel/Jacobs Productions was founded in 2005 by filmmakers Jon Siskel and Greg Jacobs. The company produced the History Channel special "102 Minutes That Changed America", which premiered on September 11, 2008 and became the second-most watched program in the network's history. The company has also produced a special for Discovery Channel and an episode for the National Geographic Channel's "Naked Science" series. As of 2008, SJP is working on its first feature documentary, "Louder Than a Bomb", which follows four Chicago-area high school poetry teams as they compete

neg: Yucatán Peninsula Yucatán Peninsula The Yucatán Peninsula (; ), in southeastern Mexico, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico, with the northern coastline on the Yucatán Channel. The peninsula lies east of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, a northwestern geographic partition separating the region of Central America from the rest of North America. It is approximately in area, and is almost entirely composed of limestone. The proper derivation of the word Yucatán is widely debated. Hernán Cortés, in the first of his letters to Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor, claimed that the name Yucatán comes from a misunderstanding. In this

neg: Goldman Environmental Prize Goldman Environmental Prize The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the world's six geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America. Since the prize was established in 1989, a total of $15.9 million has been awarded to 157 people from more than 79 countries, as of 2013. The award is given by the Goldman Environmental Foundation headquartered in San Francisco, California. It is also called the "Green Nobel." The Goldman Environmental Prize was created in 1989 by civic leaders and philanthropists Richard

neg: Stari Mikanovci Stari Mikanovci Stari Mikanovci is a village in Croatia, located in the eastern part of the large Croatian historic and geographic region of Slavonia, situated in the westernmost part of the smaller Croatian historic and geographic region of Srijem. Geographic coordinates of Stari Mikanovci: +45° 17' 8.43" (or 45.285674), +18° 33' 28.83" (or 18.558009). Stari Mikanovci is a middle-size Slavonian village with specific rur-urban physiognomy. Village physio-morphologic features are characteristic for the geo-historic region of Srijem (so called "ušorena sela") and other parts of lowland Croatia such as Turopolje, Posavina, Podravina and Međimurje. Village name Stari Mikanovci literally means "Old"

neg: Green iguana Green iguana The green iguana ("Iguana iguana"), also known as the American iguana, is a large, arboreal, mostly herbivorous species of lizard of the genus "Iguana". It is native to Central, South America, and the Caribbean. Usually, this animal is simply called the iguana. The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area, from southern Brazil and Paraguay as far north as Mexico and the Caribbean islands. They have been introduced from South America to Puerto Rico and are very common throughout the island, where they are colloquially known as "gallina de palo" and considered an invasive species; in the

neg: Boletellus russellii it grows singly or scattered on the ground in association with oak, hemlock, and pine trees. The geographic range extends from eastern Canada south to Central America, and west to Michigan and southern Arizona. It is also found in Asia, including Korea and Taiwan. Boletellus russellii Boletellus russellii, commonly known as Russell's bolete, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. An edible species, it is found in Asia and eastern North America, where it grows in a mycorrhizal association with oak, hemlock, and pine trees. Fruit bodies of the fungus are characterized by their coarsely shaggy stem.

neg: Aleph Zadik Aleph significant undertaking and is particularly special. At International Convention 2011, it was voted on to have an unofficial sixth fold of food. AZA is administered internationally by BBYO, Inc.'s professional staff in the international office in Washington, D.C. Organizational units outside of North America are affiliated with BBYO, Inc. but are operated independently. In North America, the organization is broken down into 43 geographic regions, each of which has professional staff that report to the international office. Some regions may be further split into councils and cities depending on their size and geography, and each of these may also employ

neg: Seymour I. Schwartz do the same. Dr. Schwartz has authored many books on the history of surgery, including "Gifted Hands: America's Most Significant Contributions to Surgery", "Holystic Medicine – The Patron Saints of Medicine", and "The Anatomist, The Barber-Surgeon and the King". What began initially as a hobby, led to significant accomplishments and contributions in the field of cartography. His most notable cartographic publications include "The Mapping of America, This Land is Your Land: The Geographic Evolution of the United States, Mis-Mapping of America", and "Putting "America" on the Map". These contributions earned him the honor of serving on the board of trustees

neg: Petroleum industry is vital to many industries, and is necessary for the maintenance of industrial civilization in its current configuration, making it a critical concern for many nations. Oil accounts for a large percentage of the world’s energy consumption, ranging from a low of 32% for Europe and Asia, to a high of 53% for the Middle East. Other geographic regions' consumption patterns are as follows: South and Central America (44%), Africa (41%), and North America (40%). The world consumes 30 billion barrels (4.8 km³) of oil per year, with developed nations being the largest consumers. The United States consumed 25% of

neg: Western jackdaw absence of a whitish partial collar at the base of the nape, the variations in the shade of the nape and the tone of the underparts. Populations in central Asia have slightly larger wings and western populations have a slightly heavier bill. Body colour becomes darker further north, in mountain regions and humid climates, and paler elsewhere. However, individual variation, particularly in juveniles and also during the months before moulting, can often be greater than geographic differences. A skilled flyer, the western jackdaw can manoeuvre tightly as well as tumble and glide. It has characteristic jerky wing beats when flying,

neg: Corythosaurus abundant Judithian dinosaurs in the region. Large herbivores like the hadrosaurs living in North America during the Late Cretaceous had "remarkably small geographic ranges" despite their large body size and high mobility. This restricted distribution strongly contrasts with modern mammalian faunas whose large herbivores' ranges "typical[ly] ... span much of a continent." Corythosaurus Corythosaurus is a genus of hadrosaurid "duck-billed" dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Period, about 77–75.7 million years ago. It lived in what is now North America. Its name means "helmet lizard", derived from Greek κόρυς. It was named and described in 1914 by Barnum Brown. "Corythosaurus" is

neg: Kansas in Osborne County was the geodetic center of North America: the central reference point for all maps of North America. The geographic center of Kansas is in Barton County. Kansas is underlain by a sequence of horizontal to gently westward dipping sedimentary rocks. A sequence of Mississippian, Pennsylvanian and Permian rocks outcrop in the eastern and southern part of the state. The state's western half has exposures of Cretaceous through Tertiary sediments, the latter derived from the erosion of the uplifted Rocky Mountains to the west. These are underlain by older Paleozoic and Mesozoic sediments which correlate well with the

neg: Neotibicen dorsatus Neotibicen dorsatus Neotibicen dorsatus, colloquially called the bush cicada or grand western cicada is a species of large bodied annual cicada in the genus "Neotibicen". Unique among other species of "Neotibicen", this species is almost exclusively associated with Eastern tallgrass prairies and the Great plains region of central North America. Prior to the European penetration and settlement of the interior of North America, this was among the most widespread and abundant cicada species in the great plains region; inhabiting a sprawling geographic range. Unfortunately, the extensive destruction of the North American tallgrass prairie for the purposes of agriculture, livestock grazing,

neg: Cerrejón Formation sites indicate that the floral composition below the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary (K–T boundary) was very different from that of the Paleocene. Legumes are absent from Cretaceous strata, and likely appeared or diversified during the Paleocene. The presence of these types of flora in Paleocene strata shows that plants characteristic of modern Neotropical rainforests have existed for geologically long periods of time, being able to withstand climatic and geographic changes in South America. It has been suggested that today's Neotropical rainforests are the result of environmental changes brought about by Quaternary glacial cycles (i.e. the recent ice age). These cycles would have

neg: Geographic contiguity with electoral geography and politics. Geographic contiguity Geographic contiguity is the characteristic in geography of political or geographical land divisions, as a group, not being interrupted by other land or water. Such divisions are referred to as being "contiguous." In the United States, for example, the "48 contiguous states" excludes Hawaii and Alaska, which do not share borders with other U.S. states. Other examples of geographical contiguity might include the "contiguous European Union" excluding member states such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Malta and Cyprus (these being non-contiguous), or the "contiguous United Kingdom" referring to all parts of

neg: Geographic contiguity Geographic contiguity Geographic contiguity is the characteristic in geography of political or geographical land divisions, as a group, not being interrupted by other land or water. Such divisions are referred to as being "contiguous." In the United States, for example, the "48 contiguous states" excludes Hawaii and Alaska, which do not share borders with other U.S. states. Other examples of geographical contiguity might include the "contiguous European Union" excluding member states such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Malta and Cyprus (these being non-contiguous), or the "contiguous United Kingdom" referring to all parts of the country excepting Northern Ireland

neg: Lake Eustis Bass fishing surpasses anything you have ever known in that line. Citrus fruits and other products abound. Golf courses are found in every community. As an all-year resort section, this is hard to equal. The Lake Eustis and the nearby lakes is the sole home of a species of pupfish named the Lake Eustis pupfish (cyprinodon variegatus hubbsi). The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission list the fish as a state species of special concern that is imperiled due to its small geographic distribution in heavily populated central Florida. Lake Eustis Lake Eustis is located in Central Florida, west of

neg: Reindeer Reindeer The reindeer ("Rangifer tarandus"), also known as the caribou in North America, is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to Arctic, sub-Arctic, tundra, boreal, and mountainous regions of northern Europe, Siberia, and North America. This includes both sedentary and migratory populations. "Rangifer" herd size varies greatly in different geographic regions. The Taimyr herd of migrating Siberian tundra reindeer ("R. t. sibiricus") in Russia is the largest wild reindeer herd in the world, varying between 400,000 and 1,000,000. What was once the second largest herd is the migratory boreal woodland caribou ("R. t. caribou") George River herd in

neg: Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit #16 (CSIU), located in the Milton Industrial Park, Milton, Pennsylvania, was created by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1971 as one of 29 Intermediate Units in the commonwealth. Intermediate units serve a given geographic area's educational needs and function as a step of organization above that of a public school district, but below that of the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The state's goal is for IU's to meet student and community needs in a cost effective manner by providing services best offered on a regional basis such as special education, technical education,