Britannica Student Encyclopedia - 2010

Philippines picture, volume 10 page 72

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Pompeii volume 10 page 121

island volume 6 page 167

lake volume 7 page 102

mountain volume 8 page 195

volcanology (branch of geology)

volcano volume 14 page 101

vole (rodent)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 102, picture,

volume 14 page 102

Volga River (river in Russia)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 103

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country houses picture, volume 14

page 103

facts about Europe volume 4 page 163

Russia volume 11 page 104

volleyball (sport)

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volume 14 page 104, picture, volume

14 page 104

Volta, Lake (lake in Ghana)

Ghana volume 5 page 110

volume (measured space)

measurement volume 8 page 88

volunteerism

Earth Day picture, volume 4 page 91

Volunteer State: see in index Tennessee

voodoo (Haitian religion)

Haiti volume 6 page 8

Vostock Station (Russian station, Antarctica)

facts about Antarctica volume 1

page 137

vote (political process): see in index election

voting (politics)

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volume 14 page 105

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California picture, volume 7 page 105

election fairness picture, volume 9

page 14

Voting Rights Act (U.S. legislation,

1965)

civil rights movement volume 3

page 131

Johnson volume 7 page 29

King volume 7 page 66

Voyager (space probes)

Neptune picture, volume 9 page 33

Uranus volume 14 page 39, picture, volume

14 page 39

vs. (abbreviation)

common abbreviations table, volume 1

page 8

Vulcan (Roman god)

Hephaestus volume 6 page 42

Vulcanalia (ancient Roman festival)

Hephaestus volume 6 page 43

vulcanism (geology): see in index volcanism

vulcanology (branch of geology): see in

index volcanology

vulture (bird)

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volume 14 page 106

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birds of prey volume 2 page 80

Wabanaki (people): see in index Abnaki

wader: see in index wading bird

wadi (dry streambed)

Sahara volume 12 page 8

wading bird

flamingo volume 5 page 31

ibis volume 6 page 106

Wagadu (historical empire inWest

Africa): see in index Ghana Empire

Wagadugu (capital city of Burkina Faso):

see in index Ouagadougou

wages (compensation for labor)

economics volume 4 page 100

equal pay for women picture, volume 15

page 57

Wagner, Richard (German composer)

opera volume 9 page 142

Wagner Act (U.S. legislation, 1935): see

in index National Labor Relations Act

wagon train (North American history)

Santa Fe Trail volume 12 page 33

wahoo elm (tree): see in index winged elm

Waialeale, Mount (mountain in Hawaii,

U.S.)

rain volume 11 page 22

Waikiki (resort area in Honolulu,

Hawaii, U.S.) picture, volume 6 page 79

WailingWall (pilgrimage site in Jerusalem):

see in indexWesternWall

Walachia (historical region in Romania)

Bucharest volume 2 page 141

Romania volume 11 page 85

Waldseemuller, Martin (German cartographer)

Vespucci volume 14 page 73

Wales (part of the United Kingdom)

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volume 15 page 4

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England volume 4 page 139

Northern Ireland volume 9 page 90

United Kingdom volume 14 page 16

Walesa, Lech (president of Poland)

Poland volume 10 page 109

wali (Islam)

saint volume 12 page 9

walia ibex (mammal)

Simien Mountains of Ethiopia picture,

volume 4 page 155

walk (sports)

baseball volume 2 page 31

softball volume 12 page 123

Walker, Thomas (U.S. public official,

explorer, and physician)

Cumberland Gap volume 3 page 231

walking (form of locomotion)

city transportation picture, volume 13

page 92

toddler picture, volume 3 page 96

walkingstick (insect)

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volume 15 page 5

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insect volume 6 page 139

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wall (architecture)

brick and tile volume 2 page 128

Wallace,William (Scottish hero)

Scotland volume 12 page 53

Wallachia (historical region in Romania):

see in indexWalachia

Walloon (people)

Belgium volume 2 page 54

wall painting (painting): see in index

mural

wallpaper

Morris design picture, volume 4 page 26

walrus (mammal)

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volume 15 page 6

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adaptation picture, volume 1 page 27

Arctic Ocean picture, volume 1 page 173

Walsh, Donald (U.S. explorer and scientist)

exploration volume 4 page 174

Walt Disney Concert Hall (building in

Los Angeles, California, U.S.) picture,

volume 7 page 178

Walt DisneyWorld (amusement park in

Orlando, Florida, U.S.)

Disney volume 4 page 58

Wampanoag (Native American people)

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volume 15 page 7

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King Philip’sWar volume 7 page 67

Massasoit volume 8 page 75, picture,

volume 1 page 105

Metacom volume 8 page 104, picture,

volume 8 page 105

Narraganset volume 9 page 10

Plymouth Colony volume 10 page 103

Squanto volume 12 page 170

wapiti (animal)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 7, picture,

volume 4 page 127, picture, volume 15

page 7

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deer volume 4 page 26

elk volume 4 page 127

Wappinger (Native American people)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 8

war

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volume 15 page 9, picture, volume 15

page 10

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famine volume 5 page 7

prisoners of war picture, volume 13

page 93

technology

ambulance volume 1 page 93