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Where is the Beaufort Sea?
Where is the Beaufort Sea?

Geographic location of the Beaufort Sea. Bottom relief, features of the reservoir and temperature indicators. Flora and fauna of the Beaufort Sea

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    Central and peripheral organs of the immune system and their functions

    All multicellular animals have special structures to fight infection. Some of the responses are instantaneous, so that the causative agent is localized quickly, other responses come more slowly. Collectively, these defenses are called the immune system. It is essential to our survival in a world full of potentially dangerous microbes. Violation of even the smallest part of the system can lead to serious, even life-threatening consequences

  • Moon: Does the Moon have an atmosphere, water and oxygen?
    Moon: Does the Moon have an atmosphere, water and oxygen?

    Every evening when we look up at the sky, we see the moon there. It seems so close, and yet far from Earth. Are there conditions on the moon for humans to live there? Does our satellite have an atmosphere, water and oxygen? Do not know? Then let's find out together

  • Secrets of the Third Reich: history of creation, secrets, riddles
    Secrets of the Third Reich: history of creation, secrets, riddles

    The Third Reich (German for "empire", "state" and even "kingdom") is the German Empire, which lasted from 1933 to 1945. After the National Socialist Party came to power under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, the Weimar Republic fell and was replaced by the Third Reich. Secrets, riddles and secrets of its rulers still excite the minds of mankind

  • Subkingdom Multicellular - definition, signs and characteristics
    Subkingdom Multicellular - definition, signs and characteristics

    Cell is the main component of all living beings on Earth. It is the building block of life and was discovered in 1665 by scientist Robert Hooke. The human body is made up of a fantastic 100 trillion cells. They contain organelles (components) that provide vital activity. Depending on the number of particles, all living beings are divided into multicellular and unicellular individuals

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What is heuristic conversation
What is heuristic conversation

Heuristic conversation is one of the most effective and widely used teaching methods. About what its meaning is, read the article

  • Where did the dragoon regiments come from?
    Where did the dragoon regiments come from?

    According to one version, the dragoon regiments got their name from the French word "dragon". The image of this mythical creature was on the banners of the first regiments. According to another version, the name comes from the term "dragon" - a short French musket of the 16th century. It is possible that both of these factors influenced the name of the new type of troops

  • Ober officers in Russia: ranks, titles. Who are the "children of chief officers"?
    Ober officers in Russia: ranks, titles. Who are the "children of chief officers"?

    Ober-officer, staff officer - this is the division into ranks of officers in the Russian army until 1917. The last of them was higher - from major to colonel. And the chief officer is a junior officer - from ensign to captain. The concept of "junior" in our case should be distinguished from the term "non-commissioned officer" - a transitional rank between soldiers and officers, which was given to especially distinguished soldiers who did not have a title of nobility

  • Taxable estates in Russia: concept, legal status. What groups were included in the taxable estates?
    Taxable estates in Russia: concept, legal status. What groups were included in the taxable estates?

    Taxable estates - estates that paid tax (submit) to the state. In our country, legal inequality lasted until the end of the 19th century. Some paid taxes, others were exempted from them. About which groups of people were included in the taxable estates, will be discussed in this article

  • What is the GPU (OGPU): decoding, functions. How does the Cheka differ from the GPU
    What is the GPU (OGPU): decoding, functions. How does the Cheka differ from the GPU

    February 6, 1922, the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks decided to establish the State Political Administration. What is GPU? Why were the Bolsheviks not satisfied with the previous punishing and controlling body - the Cheka? We will try to answer in this article

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    This article will focus on the history of the civil war in Angola, which began in 1975 and lasted a total of approximately 20 years

  • US Entry into World War II: Causes, Date, Consequences, Historical Facts
    US Entry into World War II: Causes, Date, Consequences, Historical Facts

    The US entry into the Second World War took place after the Japanese attack on the central base of the American Pacific Navy, Pearl Harbor. In Europe, they participated in hostilities in France (mainly in Normandy), Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium. Also, US military forces were represented in Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. In this article we will talk about the reasons for the US participation in the war, what events led to this

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  • Khmelnitsky region. Ukraine, Khmelnitsky region, Khmelnitsky

    Khmelnytsky region… Probably, many of us have heard more than once about the presence of such a region on the territory of Ukraine. Someone was passing through there, someone went on purpose, for example, in order to visit one of the best wholesale markets in the country, and there are those who know about its existence only because of the consonance with the name of the famous hetman

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    The earliest and oldest period in the development of the earth's crust is the Archean era. It was at this time, according to scientists, that the first living heterotrophic organisms appeared, which used various organic compounds as food. At the end of the Archean era, the formation of the core of our planet took place, the activity of volcanoes intensively decreased, due to which life began to develop on Earth

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