Britannica Student Encyclopedia - 2010

volume 7 page 93

Kyongbokkung Palace (palace in Seoul,

South Korea) picture, volume 12 page 69

Kyongju (city in South Korea)

first Asian astronomical observatory

picture, volume 7 page 83

Kyoto (city in Japan)

cherry blossoms picture, volume 7

page 12

Kyrgyzstan (country in central Asia)

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Bishkek picture, volume 2 page 81

refugee camp picture, volume 11 page 39

l (unit of measure): see in index liter

La Beckwith, Byron de (U.S. murderer)

Evers volume 4 page 169

labor (work)

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economics volume 4 page 100

factory work picture, volume 7 page 97

May Day volume 8 page 83

Middle Ages picture, volume 7 page 96

Solidarity picture, volume 7 page 98

Labor, American Federation of (labor

organization): see in index American

Federation of Labor

Labor, Department of (U.S. government

agency)

United States government executive

departments table, volume 14 page 35

labor, organized: see in index organized

labor

Labor Day (United States holiday)

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parade picture, volume 7 page 99

labor force (work): see in index labor

labor law

Industrial Revolution volume 6

page 134

labor movement

capitalism volume 3 page 34

Chavez volume 3 page 84

Illinois volume 6 page 118

manufacturing volume 8 page 46

trade volume 13 page 89

Labors of Heracles (classical mythology):

see in index Heracles, Labors of

Labors of Hercules (classical mythology):

see in index Heracles, Labors of

labor union: see in index organized labor

labour law: see in index labor law

labour movement: see in index labor

movement

Labrador (region in Newfoundland and

Labrador province in Canada)

Newfoundland and Labrador volume 9

page 45

labyrinth of the ear (anatomy): see in

index inner ear

lace (decorative fabric)

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Lacedaemon (ancient city-state of

Greece): see in index Sparta

lacrosse (sport)

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lactation (biology)

mammal volume 8 page 36

polar bear picture, volume 8 page 35

ladder truck (fire truck)

firefighting volume 5 page 26

Ladino (people)

Guatemala volume 5 page 166

Ladrones (island and U.S. territory in the

Pacific Ocean): see in index Guam

ladybug (insect)

ladybug and eggs picture, volume 4

page 108

Lady of the Lamp (English nurse): see in

index Nightingale, Florence

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Lafayette, Marquis de (French soldier

and nobleman)

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La Fontaine, Jean de (French poet)

fable volume 5 page 4

lagoon (geography)

coral-reef lagoon picture, volume 6

page 167

Lagoon Nebula (astronomy) picture,

volume 9 page 30

Lagos (city in Nigeria)

Abuja volume 1 page 16

Lailat al Kadr (Islam): see in index Night

of Power

laissez-faire (economic policy)

capitalism volume 3 page 34

trade volume 13 page 89

lake (physical feature)

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bog volume 2 page 99

water volume 15 page 22

Lake (geographical feature): see in index

under the specific part of the name, for

example, Michigan, Lake

Lakota (Native American people)

Sioux people volume 12 page 92

Lalh Bagh (fort in Dhaka, Bangladesh)

Dhaka volume 4 page 42

Lamaism (religion): see in index Tibetan

Buddhism

lamb (young sheep)

ewe with two lambs picture, volume 12

page 78

Lambeosaurus (dinosaur)

dinosaurs in scale picture, volume 4

page 53

lamina (plant leaf ): see in index blade

lamprey (fish)

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Lancaster (city in Nebraska, U.S.): see in

index Lincoln

land (economic factor)

economics volume 4 page 100

land (physical feature)

climate volume 3 page 137

tsunami picture, volume 13 page 104

landform (geological feature)

climate volume 3 page 137

geography volume 5 page 96

volcano volume 14 page 101, picture,

volume 14 page 101

land habitat (biology and ecology)

habitat volume 6 page 4

landing gear (aircraft structure)

airplane volume 1 page 55

land irrigation (agriculture): see in index

irrigation

Land of 10,000 Lakes (state in the

U.S.): see in index Minnesota

Land of Enchantment (state in the

U.S.): see in index New Mexico

Land of Lincoln (state in the U.S.): see in

index Illinois

land pollution

pollution volume 10 page 118

landscape painting

painting volume 10 page 7

landslide (geology)

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avalanche volume 1 page 238

erosion picture, volume 4 page 152

language

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alphabet volume 1 page 88

child development picture, volume 7

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communication volume 3 page 167

grammar volume 5 page 135

language, programming: see in index

computer programming language

Lansing (state capital of Michigan, U.S.)

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Michigan volume 8 page 116

State Capitol picture, volume 7 page 106

Lantern Festival (Chinese holiday)

Chinese New Year volume 3 page 105

Lan Xang (historical kingdom in Laos)

Laos volume 7 page 107

Laos (country in Southeast Asia)

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