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Number of states: 50Territories: 14Area (2014): total: 3,678,190 sq mi (9,526,468 sq km), land only: 3,537,444 sq mi (9,161,966 sq km), water: 256,646 sq mi (664,709 sq km). Share of world land area: 6.76%Northernmost point: Point Barrow, AlaskaEasternmost point: West Quoddy Head, MaineSouthernmost point: Ka Lae (South Cape), HawaiiWesternmost point: Cape Wrangell, Alaska1Geographic center (50 states): in Butte County, S.D. (44’ 58’ N. lat., 103’ 46’ W. long.)Highest point: Mt. McKinley, Alaska (20,236 ft)Lowest point: Death Valley, Calif....

A fraction to a decimal: Divide the denominator (the bottom part) into the numerator (the top part): A fraction to a percent: Multiply the fraction by 100 and reduce it. Then, attach a percent sign. A decimal to a fraction: Starting from the decimal point, count the decimal places. If there is one decimal place, put the number over 10 and reduce. If there are two places, put the number over 100 and reduce....

Band: A group of people or a group of musicians: a marching band or Robin Hood’s band of merry men Cabal: A small group involved in secret schemes Caravan: A number of people traveling together, usually in a long line Cast: A group acting in a play or movie Choir: A group of singers who perform together Class: A group of students at the same grade level: a third-grade class Crowd: A large group of people in one place Folk: A people, a tribe, an ethnic group, or a nation Gang: A group of people who congregate together Guild: An association of persons of the same trade who all have the same job interests Huddle: In football, players gathered briefly in a circle to plan the next play Mob: An excited or angry mass of people Orchestra: A group of musicians who play together, using a variety of instruments that include strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion Procession: A group of people moving in an orderly manner Retinue: A body of followers or servants of an important person; e....

March 3–4. Total eclipse of the Moon. Visible in the Arctic, Asia except the easter part, Europe including the British Isles, Africa, South America, and the eastern parts of central and North America.March 19. Partial eclipse of the Sun. Visible in most of Alaska, eastern and central Asia except the central parts of Japan and the western part of Russia.Aug. 28. Total eclipse of the Moon. Visible in the Americas except the eastern part of South America and the northeastern parts of North America, the Pacific Ocean, eastern parts of Asia, Australasia, and Antarctica....

If youâre not sure where to do your back-to-school shopping, choices of retail establishments abound in the United States: In 2002, there were 22,897 family clothing stores; 6,119 childrenâs and infantsâ clothing stores; 27,961 shoe stores; 9,267 office supplies and stationery stores; 23,018 sporting goods stores; 12,178 bookstores, and 10,418 department stores. Students 74.9 million The number of people enrolled in school throughout the country—from nursery school to college. That amounts to more than one-fourth of the U....

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Related Links Caldecott Medal Teen Read Week Kids’ Top 100 Favorite Books Best-Selling Children’s Books of All Time Teachers’ Top 100 Books for Children Jon Scieszka’s latest book, Knucklehead Scieszka, who wrote The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, which won a Caldecott Medal, and the Time Warp Trio series, will use his new position to try to motivate kids to read and get them excited about books. Recent studies have shown that reading is on the decline among kids....

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Ancient Egyptian women had rights and privileges on par with their male counterparts. To them, a person’s legal rights had more to do with social class than gender. This was unlike most other ancient societies, and even some modern ones. After marriage, women held control of their independence, property and wealth, and either person could easily get a divorce. For two people to be considered married, all they had to do was move in with each other....

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Light travels through space at 186,000 miles per second. A light ray travels 5.88 trillion miles a year in space. The star Sirius is 9 light-years away from the solar system. Cheetah: 70 mphWhite-tailed deer: 32 mphHuman being: 27.89 mphGarden snail: 0.03 mphFastest automobile: 205 mphFastest train: 252 mphFastest helicopter: 249.10 mphFastest jet: 2,193.167 mph

An event usually rich in prestige and tradition, the 1904 race included a bizarre cast of characters whose antics made it a perfect example of the circus sideshow that was the St. Louis games. The race began in the afternoon despite oppressive August heat, which eventually kept more than half of the 31 starters from finishing. Lorz was the first competitor to cross the finish line. He was greeted with cheers from the American crowd and Alice Roosevelt, daughter of Pres....

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