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Maratha
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...Krishna, and their tributaries, which divide the land into subregions that have been important historically and culturally. There...from it modern Marathi is derived. People in the various subregions speak the following dialects: Khandesh has Ahirani, Konkan...
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ocean-ridge geochemistry
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
...various types of oceanic basalts. A present and future challenge is to map the chemistry of the mantle and to relate distinct subregions to particular components, such as old ocean crust and sediments, known to be recycled into it by subduction. Because of...
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Intendants
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...xE9; lus and tr é soriers) had been responsible for dividing the total amount of direct tax to be assessed among subregions and parishes, and for hearing complaints about assessments. They often used their powers to favor their clients and tenants...
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Italy
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
...Rainfall is highest in the upper regions of the Alps and Apennines. 4 TOPOGRAPHIC REGIONS Although Italy has many different subregions, it can be divided into the following four major regions: the territory north of the peninsula; the peninsula as far south...
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Portugal
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
...area known as Ribatejo. The Alentejo region to the south is a vast area of gently rolling hills commonly divided into two subregions: Alto Alentejo and Baixo Alentejo. The Algarve, the southernmost region, is separated from the Alentejo by two mountain...
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Pacific Islander Americans
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
...included. There are approximately 25,000 islands, atolls and islets in Oceania. Within the Pacific Islands region are the subregions of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. The islands of Tonga, Tahiti, and Fiji are located within two of these three...
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Asia
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
...Sri Lanka. Great mountain barriers isolate this region from the rest of Asia. South Asia can be further divided into three subregions: the Himalayan Mountains, the Ganges Plain, and the Indian peninsula. The Himalayas stretch about 1,500 miles (2...
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Tunisia
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
...highest point, Jebel Chambi, 1,544 m (5,064 ft), near Kasserine. The northern region is further divided into three subregions: the northwest, with extensive cork forests; the north-central, with its fertile grasslands; and the northeast, from...
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Sierra Leone
Encyclopedia entry from: World Press Encyclopedia
...precedent in defining the limits of political power over newspapers, first in Sierra Leone, and then in the West African subregion. In the dawn of political independence, political activity intensified, and political parties started to emerge. This...
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Eclac)
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...was officially changed to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in 1984, when the Caribbean subregion was added to its mandate. One of the United Nations ’ five regional commissions, ECLAC is also frequently referred...
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