Britannica Student Encyclopedia - 2010

Usumbura (city in Burundi): see in index

Bujumbura

Utah (state in the U.S.)

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geography

Bryce Canyon National Park picture,

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Great Salt Lake picture, volume 14

page 45

Ute Indians volume 14 page 46

Ute (Native American people)

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Carson volume 3 page 45

Ute rock carvings picture, volume 14

page 46

uterine tube (anatomy): see in index fallopian

tube

uterus (anatomy)

gestation volume 5 page 108

reproductive system volume 11 page 48

human reproductive system picture,

volume 11 page 47

!Uthman ibn !Affan (Muslim caliph)

Caliphate volume 3 page 14

utility bicycle (vehicle)

bicycle volume 2 page 69

utopia (ideal community)

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“Utopia” (book by More)

utopia volume 14 page 46

uvula (anatomy)

anatomy of mouth picture, volume 8

page 197

Uzbek (people)

Tajikistan volume 13 page 10

Uzbekistan (country in Central Asia)

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geography

Ichan-Kala picture, volume 14 page 47

Tashkent picture, volume 13 page 18

refugee camp picture, volume 11 page 39

synagogue picture, volume 12 page 222

textile merchants picture, volume 13

page 53

vaccination (disease prevention)

flu shots picture, volume 10 page 164

Pasteur volume 10 page 41

public health volume 10 page 163

vaccine (preventive medicine)

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bacteria volume 2 page 5

influenza volume 6 page 137

measles volume 8 page 88

medical history volume 8 page 93

rubella volume 11 page 100

Salk volume 12 page 21

smallpox volume 12 page 111, picture,

volume 12 page 111

virus volume 14 page 98

vacuum (physics)

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vacuum bottle (insulated flask)

vacuum volume 14 page 50

vacuum tube (electronics)

computer volume 3 page 174

Vaduz (capital city of Liechtenstein)

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Liechtenstein volume 7 page 147

Vaduz Castle picture, volume 7

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Vaduz Castle (building in Vaduz, Liechtenstein)

picture, volume 7 page 147,

picture, volume 14 page 51

vagina (anatomy) picture, volume 11

page 47

reproductive system volume 11 page 49

Vaiaku (village in Tuvalu)

Funafuti Atoll volume 5 page 75

Vail, Alfred (U.S. scientist)

telegraph volume 13 page 35

Vajrayana (Buddhism): see in index Tantrism

Valahia (historical region in Romania):

see in indexWalachia

Valdivia, Pedro de (Spanish conqueror)

Santiago volume 12 page 34

valentine (greeting card)

Valentine’s Day volume 14 page 51

Valentine, Saint (Christian martyr)

Valentine’s Day volume 14 page 51

Valentine’s Day

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Valetta (capital city of Malta): see in index

Valletta

Valhalla (Norse mythology)

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Odin volume 9 page 124

Valkyrie (Norse mythology)

Odin volume 9 page 124

Valhalla volume 14 page 51

Valletta (capital city of Malta)

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volume 8 page 34, picture, volume 14

page 52

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Malta volume 8 page 34

valley (landform)

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page 53

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erosion picture, volume 4 page 152

Reunion picture, volume 11 page 56

Slovenian town picture, volume 12

page 110

Swiss village picture, volume 12

page 218

valley, lily of the (plant): see in index lily

of the valley

Valley Forge (historic area in Pennsylvania,

U.S.)

American Revolution volume 1

page 101

Washington and Baron von Steuben

at Valley Forge picture, volume 1

page 101

Washington volume 15 page 20

value-added tax

tax volume 13 page 21

vampire bat (mammal)

bat volume 2 page 39

Van Buren, Martin (president of the

U.S.)

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Harrison volume 6 page 23

timeline volume 14 page 53

Vancouver (city in British Columbia,

Canada)

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British Columbia volume 2 page 132

Vancouver, George (British explorer)

British Columbia volume 2 page 133

Vancouver volume 14 page 55

Van Diemen’s Land (island state in Australia):

see in index Tasmania

van Drebel, Cornelius (Dutch inventor):

see in index Drebbel, Cornelis

Van Gogh, Vincent (Dutch painter)

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painting volume 10 page 11

“Self-Portrait with Straw Hat” picture,

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vanilla (flavoring)

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orchid volume 9 page 146

vanillin (chemical)

vanilla volume 14 page 57

van Rijn, Rembrandt Harmenszoon

(Dutch artist): see in index Rembrandt

Vanuatu (island country in the Pacific

Ocean)

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VanWagener, Isabella (U.S. evangelist

and social reformer): see in index Truth,

Sojourner

vapor (gas)

water volume 15 page 22

vaporization (phase change): see in index

evaporation

Varangian (people): see in index Viking

Vardon, Harry (British golfer)

golf volume 5 page 126

Varna (city in Bulgaria)

boulevard in Varna picture, volume 2

page 148

vascular cambium (botany)