Britannica Student Encyclopedia - 2010

Middle American Indian (Native American

peoples)

arts: see in index Native American arts

Central America: see in index Central

American Indian

Columbus volume 3 page 162

Mexico volume 8 page 111

middle course (river)

river volume 11 page 68

middle-distance race (footrace)

track and field volume 13 page 85

middle ear (anatomy)

ear volume 4 page 87, picture, volume 4

page 87

Middle East (region in Asia, Africa, and

Europe)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 123, picture,

volume 8 page 124

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alphabet volume 1 page 88

Asia volume 1 page 200

Iron Age volume 6 page 158

technology and invention volume 13

page 25

WorldWar I volume 15 page 63

Middle Eastern and North African

peoples: see in index Arab; Bedouin;

Berber; Hittite; Kurd; Phoenician

Middle Kingdom (Egyptian history)

ancient Egypt volume 4 page 114

middle school: see in index secondary

education

midfielder (soccer position)

soccer volume 12 page 117

Midland Valley (region in Scotland,

United Kingdom): see in index Central

Lowlands

midland water snake (reptile)

various snakes picture, volume 12

page 113

midnight sun (polar region phenomenon)

seasons volume 12 page 62

“Midsummer Night’s Dream, A” (play

by Shakespeare)

performance picture, volume 4 page 73

Midway, Battle of (Japanese-U.S. history)

WorldWar II volume 15 page 69

Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig (Germanborn

U.S. architect)

architecture volume 1 page 172, picture,

volume 1 page 171

migrant: see in index migration

migrant labor

Chavez volume 3 page 84

Hispanic Americans volume 6

page 62

migration (animal)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 125

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butterfly and moth volume 2 page 158

eel volume 4 page 108

goose volume 5 page 127

lemming volume 7 page 126

whale volume 15 page 38

zebras and wildebeests picture, volume 8

page 125

migration (human)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 126

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European migration to America picture,

volume 8 page 128

immigrants at Ellis Island picture, volume

4 page 128

Muslim migration to Europe picture,

volume 8 page 128

migratory labor: see in index migrant

labor

mihrab (Islamic architecture)

mosque volume 8 page 189

Mikeno (extinct volcano in Central

Africa)

Virunga Mountains volume 14

page 97

mildew (fungus)

parasite volume 10 page 33

mild pepper (plant)

pepper volume 10 page 59

Mile High City (state capital of Colorado,

U.S.): see in index Denver

military: see in index armed forces

military dictatorship (form of government)

dictatorship volume 4 page 46

militia

minuteman volume 8 page 137

“Militia Company of Captain Frans

Banning Cocq, The” (painting by

Rembrandt): see in index “NightWatch,

The”

MilkyWay (galaxy)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 129, picture,

volume 8 page 129

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galaxy volume 5 page 81

solar system volume 12 page 127

star volume 12 page 179

universe volume 14 page 37

Millennium Park (park in Chicago, Illinois,

U.S.) picture, volume 13 page 21

sculpture and music pavilion picture,

volume 3 page 92

Miller, Arthur (U.S. playwright)

drama volume 4 page 74

millet (grain)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 129, picture,

volume 8 page 130

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Nigerian woman pouring millet picture,

volume 5 page 135

milling (food processing)

rice volume 11 page 63

millipede (many-footed animal)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 72

Milon of Croton (Greek athlete)

wrestling volume 15 page 74

Milwaukee (city inWisconsin, U.S.)

Wisconsin picture, volume 15 page 53

Milwaukee Art Museum (museum in

Wisconsin, U.S.) picture, volume 15

page 53

mimicry (biology)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 130, picture,

volume 8 page 130

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protective coloration volume 10

page 157

minaret (Islamic architecture)

mosque volume 8 page 189

Samarra, Iraq picture, volume 6 page 151

minbar (Islam)

mosque volume 8 page 189

Mindanao (island, Philippines)

Philippines volume 10 page 71

mine (undergroud tunnel for extraction

of ore): see in index mining

mineral

MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 131

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food and nutrition volume 5 page 44

jewelry and gems volume 7 page 24

salt picture, volume 8 page 131

sand volume 12 page 27

soil volume 12 page 124

Minerva (Roman goddess)

Athena volume 1 page 218

Ming Dynasty (Chinese history)

Mongol Empire volume 8 page 162

miniature painting (art)

painting volume 10 page 8

miniature schnauzer (breed of dog)

terrier breeds table, volume 4 page 62

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mini-flyweight (weight class in boxing):

see in index strawweight

minimum-security prison

prison volume 10 page 154

mining

MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 132

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Africa

South Africa volume 12 page 138

South African gold mine picture, volume

8 page 133

environmental impact picture, volume 9

page 21

industry volume 6 page 134

Mongolia volume 8 page 164

open pit and tunnel mines picture, volume

8 page 133

tundra volume 13 page 108

United States and Canada

Wyoming volume 15 page 80

Yukon volume 15 page 97

mink (mammal)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 134, picture,

volume 8 page 134

Minneapolis (city in Minnesota, U.S.)

picture, volume 8 page 135

Minneapolis Lakers (U.S. basketball

team): see in index Los Angeles Lakers

Minnesota (state in the U.S.)