Britannica Student Encyclopedia - 2010

Pamir Mountains picture, volume 13

page 10

Tian Shan picture, volume 1

page 202

rivers, lakes, and seas

Aral Sea: see in index Aral Sea

Belaya River picture, volume 14

page 38

Caspian Sea: see in index Caspian

Sea

Euphrates River volume 4

page 159

Ganges volume 5 page 86

Mekong River volume 8 page 96,

picture, volume 8 page 96

Yangtze picture, volume 15

page 87

people and culture

Kiyomizu Temple picture, volume 1

page 203

refugee picture, volume 11 page 39

SARS picture, volume 4 page 146

traditional dress picture, volume 7

page 52, picture, volume 7

page 83

science and technology

brass volume 2 page 123

Asia Minor (historical region in Asia)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 206

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technology and invention volume 13

page 25

Turkey volume 13 page 111

Afghanistan

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Brunei

Cambodia

China

East Timor

Georgia

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Korea, North

Korea, South

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Lebanon

Malaysia

Maldives

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nepal

Oman

Pakistan

Philippines

Qatar

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Syria

Tajikistan

Thailand

Turkey

Turkmenistan

United Arab

Emirates

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Yemen

For more about Asia, look for

articles on these countries:

Animation

Architecture

Ballet

Book and

Bookmaking

Calligraphy

Dance

Decorative Arts

Drama

Drawing

Literature

Music

Musical

Instrument

Opera

Painting

Pottery

Sculpture

Theater

For more about the arts,

look for these articles:

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Asian American (people)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 206, picture,

volume 1 page 207, picture, volume 1

page 207

Asian camel (mammal): see in index Bactrian

camel

Asian elephant (mammal) picture, volume

4 page 124

elephant volume 4 page 123

Asian water buffalo (mammal): see in

index water buffalo

Asiatic black bear (mammal)

bear volume 2 page 41

Asiatic chipmunk (mammal)

chipmunk volume 3 page 106

aside (dramatic device)

drama volume 4 page 72

Asimov, Isaac (U.S. author)

science fiction volume 12 page 51

ASL (form of communication): see in

index American Sign Language

Asmara (capital city of Eritrea)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 209

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Eritrea volume 4 page 151

Asoka (emperor of India)

Buddhism volume 2 page 145

Mauryan Empire volume 8 page 81

asparagus (plant and food)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 209, picture,

volume 1 page 209

aspartame (sugar substitute)

sugar volume 12 page 202

aspen (tree)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 210, picture,

volume 1 page 210

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poplar volume 10 page 126

asphalt

road volume 11 page 70

aspirin (drug)

chicken pox volume 3 page 95

Reye’s syndrome volume 11 page 58

ass (animal)

donkey volume 4 page 67

As-Sa!id (region of the Nile Valley in

Africa): see in index Upper Egypt

Assassin (Islamic group)

assassination volume 1 page 211

assassination (murder of a public figure)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 210

assemblage (art)

sculpture volume 12 page 56

Assemblee Nationale (historical French

parliament): see in index National

Assembly

assembly line (industry) picture, volume 8

page 46

automobile volume 1 page 237

technology and invention volume 13

page 28

Assiniboin (Native American people)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 211, picture,

volume 1 page 211

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Manitoba volume 8 page 44

Saskatchewan volume 12 page 39

association football (soccer): see in index

soccer

Assur (ancient city in Iraq)

Tigris River volume 13 page 66

Assyria (ancient Middle Eastern empire)

aqueduct volume 1 page 156

Mesopotamia volume 8 page 104

Astana (capital city of Kazakhstan)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 212

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Kazakhstan volume 7 page 52

asteroid (astronomy)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 212, picture,

volume 1 page 213

MORE TO EXPLORE

solar system volume 12 page 128

asteroid belt (astronomy)

asteroid volume 1 page 213

solar system picture, volume 12

page 127

asthma (breathing disorder)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 213, picture,

volume 1 page 213

Astley, Philip (English circus manager)

circus volume 3 page 120

astrology

zodiac volume 15 page 107

astronaut (space explorer)

Moon exploration picture, volume 4

page 175

space exploration volume 12 page 151

solar flare picture, volume 12 page 203

astronomer

map and globe picture, volume 8 page 49

astronomical observatory

telescope volume 13 page 39

astronomical unit (measurement)

solar system picture, volume 12 page 127

astronomy (science)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 214

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Earth picture, volume 4 page 90

Jupiter picture, volume 7 page 41

solar flare picture, volume 12 page 203

Uranus picture, volume 14 page 39

Venus picture, volume 14 page 66

Asuncion (capital city of Paraguay)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 216

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Paraguay volume 10 page 30

presidential palace picture, volume 1

page 216

Aswan High Dam (dam in Egypt)

Nile River volume 9 page 73

asylum (law)

refugee volume 11 page 40

Atacama Desert (desert in Chile)

desert near Laguna Miscanti picture,

volume 3 page 99

rain volume 11 page 22

Atari Corporation (U.S. electronic company)

electronic games volume 4 page 122

Ataturk, Kemal (president of Turkey)

Ankara volume 1 page 132

Asteroid

Aurora

Black Hole

Comet

Constellation

Eclipse

Galaxy

Meteor and

Meteorite

Milky Way

Moon

Nebula

Planet

Satellite

Solar System

Star

Sun

Universe