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Q739	how many people in world today	World population	The highest rates of growth – global population increases above 1.8% per year – were seen briefly during the 1950s, and for a longer period during the 1960s and 1970s.	00
Q739	how many people in world today	World population	The growth rate peaked at 2.2% in 1963, and had declined to 1.1% by 2011.	00
Q739	how many people in world today	World population	Total annual births were highest in the late 1980s at about 138 million, and are now expected to remain essentially constant at their 2011 level of 134 million, while deaths number 56 million per year, and are expected to increase to 80 million per year by 2040.	00
Q739	how many people in world today	World population	Current projections show a continued increase in population in the near future (but a steady decline in the population growth rate), with the global population expected to reach between 7.5 and 10.5 billion by 2050.	00
Q739	how many people in world today	World population	Various longer-term estimates predict further growth, stagnation, or even overall decline in the global population by 2150.	00
Q739	how many people in world today	World population	Some analysts have questioned the sustainability of further world population growth, citing the growing pressures on the environment, global food supplies, and energy resources.	00
Q741	how many muscles in the body	List of muscles of the human body	Skeletal muscles homo sapiens	00
Q741	how many muscles in the body	List of muscles of the human body	This is a table of muscles of the human anatomy .	00
Q741	how many muscles in the body	List of muscles of the human body	There are approximately 642 skeletal muscles within the typical human, and almost every muscle constitutes one part of a pair of identical bilateral muscles, found on both sides, resulting in approximately 320 pairs of muscles, as presented in this article.	11
Q741	how many muscles in the body	List of muscles of the human body	Nevertheless, the exact number is difficult to define because different sources group muscles differently, e.g. regarding what is defined as different parts of a single muscle or as several muscles.	00
Q741	how many muscles in the body	List of muscles of the human body	Examples range from 640 to 850.	11
Q741	how many muscles in the body	List of muscles of the human body	The muscles of the human body can be categorized into a number of groups which include muscles relating to the head and neck, muscles of the torso or trunk, muscles of the upper limbs, and muscles of the lower limbs.	00
Q741	how many muscles in the body	List of muscles of the human body	The action refers to the action of each muscle from the standard anatomical position .	00
Q741	how many muscles in the body	List of muscles of the human body	In other positions, other actions may be performed.	00
Q742	how much does a gold bar weigh	Gold bar	A gold bar is a quantity of refined metallic gold of any shape that is made by a bar producer meeting standard conditions of manufacture, labeling, and record keeping.	00
Q742	how much does a gold bar weigh	Gold bar	Larger gold bars that are produced by pouring the molten metal into molds are called ingots .	00
Q742	how much does a gold bar weigh	Gold bar	Smaller bars may be manufactured by minting or stamping from appropriately rolled gold sheets.	00
Q742	how much does a gold bar weigh	Gold bar	The standard gold bar held as gold reserves by central banks and traded among bullion dealers is the 400-troy-ounce (12.4 kg or 438.9 ounces) Good Delivery gold bar.	11
Q742	how much does a gold bar weigh	Gold bar	The kilobar, which is to say 1000 grams in mass, is the bar that is more manageable and is used extensively for trading and investment.	11
Q742	how much does a gold bar weigh	Gold bar	The premium on these bars when traded is very low over the spot value of the gold making it ideal for small transfers between banks and traders.	00
Q742	how much does a gold bar weigh	Gold bar	Most kilobars are flat, although some investors, particularly in Europe, prefer the brick shape.	00
Q745	how many kids does archie manning have	Archie Manning	Elisha Archibald "Archie" Manning III (born May 19, 1949) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League , playing for the New Orleans Saints from 1971 to 1982, then for the Houston Oilers and Minnesota Vikings .	00
Q745	how many kids does archie manning have	Archie Manning	He is the father of current Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning , current New York Giants starting quarterback Eli Manning , and former Ole Miss receiver Cooper Manning .	11
Q746	what does an advocacy website promote?	Advocacy	Advocacy is a political process by an individual or group which aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions.	11
Q746	what does an advocacy website promote?	Advocacy	Advocacy can include many activities that a person or organization undertakes including media campaigns, public speaking, commissioning and publishing research or polls or the filing of an amicus brief .	00
Q746	what does an advocacy website promote?	Advocacy	Lobbying (often by lobby groups ) is a form of advocacy where a direct approach is made to legislators on an issue which plays a significant role in modern politics.	00
Q746	what does an advocacy website promote?	Advocacy	Research is beginning to explore how advocacy groups in the U.S. and Canada are using social media to facilitate civic engagement and collective action.	00
Q747	what does the green mean on the mexican flag	Flag of Mexico	The flag of Mexico (Spanish: Bandera de México) is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red with the national coat of arms charged in the center of the white stripe.	00
Q747	what does the green mean on the mexican flag	Flag of Mexico	While the meaning of the colors has changed over time, these three colors were adopted by Mexico following independence from Spain during the country's War of Independence , and subsequent First Mexican Empire .	00
Q747	what does the green mean on the mexican flag	Flag of Mexico	The current flag was adopted in 1968, but the overall design has been used since 1821, when the First National Flag was created.	00
Q747	what does the green mean on the mexican flag	Flag of Mexico	The current law of national symbols, Law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem , that governs the use of the national flag has been in place since 1984.	00
Q747	what does the green mean on the mexican flag	Flag of Mexico	Red, white, and green are the colors of the national liberation army in Mexico.	11
Q747	what does the green mean on the mexican flag	Flag of Mexico	The central emblem is the Aztec pictogram for Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City ), the center of their empire.	00
Q747	what does the green mean on the mexican flag	Flag of Mexico	It recalls the legend that inspired the Aztecs to settle on what was originally a lake-island.	00
Q747	what does the green mean on the mexican flag	Flag of Mexico	The form of the coat of arms was most recently revised in 1968.	00
Q747	what does the green mean on the mexican flag	Flag of Mexico	A ribbon in the national colors is at the bottom of the coat of arms.	00
Q747	what does the green mean on the mexican flag	Flag of Mexico	Throughout history, the flag has changed four times, as the design of the coat of arms and the length-width ratios of the flag have been modified.	00
Q747	what does the green mean on the mexican flag	Flag of Mexico	However, the coat of arms has had the same features throughout: an eagle , holding a serpent in its talon , is perched on top of a prickly pear cactus ; the cactus is situated on a rock that rises above a lake.	00
Q747	what does the green mean on the mexican flag	Flag of Mexico	The coat of arms is derived from an Aztec legend that their gods told them to build a city where they spot an eagle on a nopal eating a serpent, which is now Mexico City .	00
Q747	what does the green mean on the mexican flag	Flag of Mexico	The current national flag, the Fourth National Flag, is also used as the Mexican naval ensign by ships registered in Mexico.	00
Q748	how many cubes are in the us?	Destination marketing organization	A destination marketing organization or convention and visitor bureau promotes a town, city, region, or country in order to increase the number of visitors.	00
Q748	how many cubes are in the us?	Destination marketing organization	It promotes the development and marketing of a destination, focusing on convention sales, tourism marketing, and services.	00
Q748	how many cubes are in the us?	Destination marketing organization	Such organizations promote economic development of a destination by increasing visits from tourists and business travelers, which generates overnight lodging for a destination, visits to restaurants, and shopping revenues.	00
Q748	how many cubes are in the us?	Destination marketing organization	Convention and visitor bureaus are the most important tourism marketing organizations in their respective tourist destinations , as they are directly responsible for marketing the destination brand through travel and tourism "product awareness" to visitors.	00
Q748	how many cubes are in the us?	Destination marketing organization	DMOs produce billions of dollars in direct and indirect revenue and taxes for their destinations' economies with their marketing and sales expertise.	00
Q748	how many cubes are in the us?	Destination marketing organization	Destination marketing organizations are often called travel, convention, visitors, or tourism bureaux, welcome centers, information centers and more.	00
Q748	how many cubes are in the us?	Destination marketing organization	Regardless of the name, these organizations offer many services to the traveling public.	00
Q749	how often do elk have sex	Elk	The elk or wapiti (Cervus canadensis) is one of the largest species of deer in the world, and one of the largest land mammals in North America and eastern Asia .	00
Q749	how often do elk have sex	Elk	It was long believed to be a subspecies of the European red deer (Cervus elaphus), but evidence from a 2004 study of the mitochondrial DNA indicates that the two are distinct species .	00
Q749	how often do elk have sex	Elk	This animal should not be confused with the larger moose (Alces alces), to which the name "elk" applies in Eurasia.	00
Q749	how often do elk have sex	Elk	Apart from the moose, the only other member of the deer family to rival the elk in size is the south Asian sambar (Rusa unicolor).	00
Q749	how often do elk have sex	Elk	Elk range in forest and forest-edge habitat, feeding on grasses, plants, leaves, and bark.	00
Q749	how often do elk have sex	Elk	Although native to North America and eastern Asia, they have adapted well to countries where they have been introduced, including Argentina , Australia , and New Zealand .	00
Q749	how often do elk have sex	Elk	Their great adaptability may threaten endemic species and ecosystems into which they have been introduced.	00
Q749	how often do elk have sex	Elk	Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year.	00
Q749	how often do elk have sex	Elk	Males also engage in ritualized mating behaviors during the rut , including posturing, antler wrestling (sparring), and bugling, a loud series of vocalizations which establishes dominance over other males and attracts females.	11
Q749	how often do elk have sex	Elk	Elk are susceptible to a number of infectious diseases , some of which can be transmitted to livestock.	00
Q749	how often do elk have sex	Elk	Efforts to eliminate infectious diseases from elk populations, largely through vaccination, have had mixed success.	00
Q749	how often do elk have sex	Elk	Some cultures revere the elk as a spiritual force.	00
Q749	how often do elk have sex	Elk	In parts of Asia, antlers and their velvet are used in traditional medicines .	00
Q749	how often do elk have sex	Elk	Elk are hunted as a game species; the meat is leaner and higher in protein than beef or chicken .	00
Q751	what city is george washington university	George Washington University	The George Washington University (GW, GWU, or George Washington) is a comprehensive private , coeducational research university located in Washington, D.C. .	11
Q751	what city is george washington university	George Washington University	It awards certificates, Bachelor degrees, Masters degrees, and PhDs across several dozen disciplines.	00
Q751	what city is george washington university	George Washington University	The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on February 9, 1821 as The Columbian College in the District of Columbia.	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae .	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	With some males exceeding in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger .	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	Wild lions currently exist in sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia (where an endangered remnant population resides in Gir Forest National Park in India ) while other types of lions have disappeared from North Africa and Southwest Asia in historic times.	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	Until the late Pleistocene , about 10,000 years ago, the lion was the most widespread large land mammal after humans.	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	They were found in most of Africa, across Eurasia from western Europe to India, and in the Americas from the Yukon to Peru .	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	The lion is a vulnerable species , having seen a major population decline of 30–50% over the past two decades in its African range.	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	Lion populations are untenable outside designated reserves and national parks.	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	Although the cause of the decline is not fully understood, habitat loss and conflicts with humans are currently the greatest causes of concern.	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	Within Africa, the West African lion population is particularly endangered.	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	Lions live for 10–14 years in the wild, while in captivity they can live longer than 20 years.	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	In the wild, males seldom live longer than 10 years, as injuries sustained from continual fighting with rival males greatly reduce their longevity.	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	They typically inhabit savanna and grassland , although they may take to bush and forest .	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	Lions are unusually social compared to other cats.	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	A pride of lions consists of related females and offspring and a small number of adult males.	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	Groups of female lions typically hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates .	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	Lions are apex and keystone predators , although they scavenge as opportunity allows.	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	While lions do not typically hunt humans, some have been known to do so.	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	Sleeping mainly during the day, lions are primarily nocturnal , although bordering on crepuscular in nature.	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	Highly distinctive, the male lion is easily recognised by its mane, and its face is one of the most widely recognised animal symbols in human culture .	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	Depictions have existed from the Upper Paleolithic period, with carvings and paintings from the Lascaux and Chauvet Caves , through virtually all ancient and medieval cultures where they once occurred.	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	It has been extensively depicted in sculptures, in paintings, on national flags, and in contemporary films and literature.	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	Lions have been kept in menageries since the time of the Roman Empire , and have been a key species sought for exhibition in zoos over the world since the late 18th century.	00
Q754	what does a lion need	Lion	Zoos are cooperating worldwide in breeding programs for the endangered Asiatic subspecies .	00
Q758	What Console Of The Seventh Generation Sells Best	History of video game consoles (seventh generation)	In the history of video games , the seventh generation of consoles is the previous generation , and includes consoles released since late by Nintendo , Microsoft , and Sony .	00
Q758	What Console Of The Seventh Generation Sells Best	History of video game consoles (seventh generation)	For home consoles, the seventh generation began on 22 November 2005 with the release of Xbox 360 and continued with the release of PlayStation 3 on 11 November 2006, and Wii on 19 November 2006.	00
Q758	What Console Of The Seventh Generation Sells Best	History of video game consoles (seventh generation)	Each new console introduced a new type of breakthrough in technology.	00
Q758	What Console Of The Seventh Generation Sells Best	History of video game consoles (seventh generation)	The Xbox 360 offered games rendered natively at HD resolutions, the PlayStation 3 offered, in addition to FHD gaming, HD movie playback via a built-in 3D Blu-ray Disc player, and the Wii focused on integrating controllers with movement sensors as well as joysticks .	00
Q758	What Console Of The Seventh Generation Sells Best	History of video game consoles (seventh generation)	Joining Nintendo in the motion market, Sony released the PlayStation Move in September 2010.	00
Q758	What Console Of The Seventh Generation Sells Best	History of video game consoles (seventh generation)	The PlayStation Move features motion sensing gaming, similar to that of the Wii.	00
Q758	What Console Of The Seventh Generation Sells Best	History of video game consoles (seventh generation)	Microsoft also joined Sony and Nintendo, with its Kinect .	00
Q758	What Console Of The Seventh Generation Sells Best	History of video game consoles (seventh generation)	Unlike the other two systems (PlayStation 3 and Wii), Kinect does not use any controllers of any sort and makes the users the "controller."	00
Q758	What Console Of The Seventh Generation Sells Best	History of video game consoles (seventh generation)	Having sold 8 million units in its first 60 days on the market, Kinect has claimed the Guinness World Record of being the "fastest selling consumer electronics device".	00
Q758	What Console Of The Seventh Generation Sells Best	History of video game consoles (seventh generation)	While the Xbox 360 offers wired controllers as a standalone product, all PlayStation 3 controllers can be used in wired and wireless configurations.	00
Q758	What Console Of The Seventh Generation Sells Best	History of video game consoles (seventh generation)	Starting with handheld consoles, the seventh generation began on 21 November 2004 with the North American introduction of the Nintendo DS as a "third pillar", alongside Nintendo's existing Game Boy Advance and GameCube consoles.	00
Q758	What Console Of The Seventh Generation Sells Best	History of video game consoles (seventh generation)	The Nintendo DS (NDS) features a touch screen and built-in microphone , and supports wireless IEEE 802.11 ( Wi-Fi ) standards.	00
Q758	What Console Of The Seventh Generation Sells Best	History of video game consoles (seventh generation)	Additionally, the revised version of the NDS, the DSi , features two built in cameras, the ability to download games from the DSi store, and a web browser.	00

Q739

how many people in world today

World population

The highest rates of growth – global population increases above 1.8% per year – were seen briefly during the 1950s, and for a longer period during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Q739

how many people in world today

World population

The growth rate peaked at 2.2% in 1963, and had declined to 1.1% by 2011.

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Q739

how many people in world today

World population

Total annual births were highest in the late 1980s at about 138 million, and are now expected to remain essentially constant at their 2011 level of 134 million, while deaths number 56 million per year, and are expected to increase to 80 million per year by 2040.

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Q739

how many people in world today

World population

Current projections show a continued increase in population in the near future (but a steady decline in the population growth rate), with the global population expected to reach between 7.5 and 10.5 billion by 2050.

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Q739

how many people in world today

World population

Various longer-term estimates predict further growth, stagnation, or even overall decline in the global population by 2150.

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Q739

how many people in world today

World population

Some analysts have questioned the sustainability of further world population growth, citing the growing pressures on the environment, global food supplies, and energy resources.

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Q741

how many muscles in the body

List of muscles of the human body

Skeletal muscles homo sapiens

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Q741

how many muscles in the body

List of muscles of the human body

This is a table of muscles of the human anatomy .

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Q741

how many muscles in the body

List of muscles of the human body

There are approximately 642 skeletal muscles within the typical human, and almost every muscle constitutes one part of a pair of identical bilateral muscles, found on both sides, resulting in approximately 320 pairs of muscles, as presented in this article.

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Q741

how many muscles in the body

List of muscles of the human body

Nevertheless, the exact number is difficult to define because different sources group muscles differently, e.g. regarding what is defined as different parts of a single muscle or as several muscles.

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Q741

how many muscles in the body

List of muscles of the human body

Examples range from 640 to 850.

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Q741

how many muscles in the body

List of muscles of the human body

The muscles of the human body can be categorized into a number of groups which include muscles relating to the head and neck, muscles of the torso or trunk, muscles of the upper limbs, and muscles of the lower limbs.

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Q741

how many muscles in the body

List of muscles of the human body

The action refers to the action of each muscle from the standard anatomical position .

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Q741

how many muscles in the body

List of muscles of the human body

In other positions, other actions may be performed.

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Q742

how much does a gold bar weigh

Gold bar

A gold bar is a quantity of refined metallic gold of any shape that is made by a bar producer meeting standard conditions of manufacture, labeling, and record keeping.

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Q742

how much does a gold bar weigh

Gold bar

Larger gold bars that are produced by pouring the molten metal into molds are called ingots .

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Q742

how much does a gold bar weigh

Gold bar

Smaller bars may be manufactured by minting or stamping from appropriately rolled gold sheets.

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Q742

how much does a gold bar weigh

Gold bar

The standard gold bar held as gold reserves by central banks and traded among bullion dealers is the 400-troy-ounce (12.4 kg or 438.9 ounces) Good Delivery gold bar.

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Q742

how much does a gold bar weigh

Gold bar

The kilobar, which is to say 1000 grams in mass, is the bar that is more manageable and is used extensively for trading and investment.

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Q742

how much does a gold bar weigh

Gold bar

The premium on these bars when traded is very low over the spot value of the gold making it ideal for small transfers between banks and traders.

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Q742

how much does a gold bar weigh

Gold bar

Most kilobars are flat, although some investors, particularly in Europe, prefer the brick shape.

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Q745

how many kids does archie manning have

Archie Manning

Elisha Archibald "Archie" Manning III (born May 19, 1949) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League , playing for the New Orleans Saints from 1971 to 1982, then for the Houston Oilers and Minnesota Vikings .

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Q745

how many kids does archie manning have

Archie Manning

He is the father of current Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning , current New York Giants starting quarterback Eli Manning , and former Ole Miss receiver Cooper Manning .

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Q746

what does an advocacy website promote?

Advocacy

Advocacy is a political process by an individual or group which aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions.

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Q746

what does an advocacy website promote?

Advocacy

Advocacy can include many activities that a person or organization undertakes including media campaigns, public speaking, commissioning and publishing research or polls or the filing of an amicus brief .

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Q746

what does an advocacy website promote?

Advocacy

Lobbying (often by lobby groups ) is a form of advocacy where a direct approach is made to legislators on an issue which plays a significant role in modern politics.

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Q746

what does an advocacy website promote?

Advocacy

Research is beginning to explore how advocacy groups in the U.S. and Canada are using social media to facilitate civic engagement and collective action.

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Q747

what does the green mean on the mexican flag

Flag of Mexico

The flag of Mexico (Spanish: Bandera de México) is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red with the national coat of arms charged in the center of the white stripe.

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Q747

what does the green mean on the mexican flag

Flag of Mexico

While the meaning of the colors has changed over time, these three colors were adopted by Mexico following independence from Spain during the country's War of Independence , and subsequent First Mexican Empire .

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Q747

what does the green mean on the mexican flag

Flag of Mexico

The current flag was adopted in 1968, but the overall design has been used since 1821, when the First National Flag was created.

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Q747

what does the green mean on the mexican flag

Flag of Mexico

The current law of national symbols, Law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem , that governs the use of the national flag has been in place since 1984.

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Q747

what does the green mean on the mexican flag

Flag of Mexico

Red, white, and green are the colors of the national liberation army in Mexico.

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Q747

what does the green mean on the mexican flag

Flag of Mexico

The central emblem is the Aztec pictogram for Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City ), the center of their empire.

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Q747

what does the green mean on the mexican flag

Flag of Mexico

It recalls the legend that inspired the Aztecs to settle on what was originally a lake-island.

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Q747

what does the green mean on the mexican flag

Flag of Mexico

The form of the coat of arms was most recently revised in 1968.

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Q747

what does the green mean on the mexican flag

Flag of Mexico

A ribbon in the national colors is at the bottom of the coat of arms.

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Q747

what does the green mean on the mexican flag

Flag of Mexico

Throughout history, the flag has changed four times, as the design of the coat of arms and the length-width ratios of the flag have been modified.

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Q747

what does the green mean on the mexican flag

Flag of Mexico

However, the coat of arms has had the same features throughout: an eagle , holding a serpent in its talon , is perched on top of a prickly pear cactus ; the cactus is situated on a rock that rises above a lake.

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Q747

what does the green mean on the mexican flag

Flag of Mexico

The coat of arms is derived from an Aztec legend that their gods told them to build a city where they spot an eagle on a nopal eating a serpent, which is now Mexico City .

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Q747

what does the green mean on the mexican flag

Flag of Mexico

The current national flag, the Fourth National Flag, is also used as the Mexican naval ensign by ships registered in Mexico.

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Q748

how many cubes are in the us?

Destination marketing organization

A destination marketing organization or convention and visitor bureau promotes a town, city, region, or country in order to increase the number of visitors.

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Q748

how many cubes are in the us?

Destination marketing organization

It promotes the development and marketing of a destination, focusing on convention sales, tourism marketing, and services.

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Q748

how many cubes are in the us?

Destination marketing organization

Such organizations promote economic development of a destination by increasing visits from tourists and business travelers, which generates overnight lodging for a destination, visits to restaurants, and shopping revenues.

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Q748

how many cubes are in the us?

Destination marketing organization

Convention and visitor bureaus are the most important tourism marketing organizations in their respective tourist destinations , as they are directly responsible for marketing the destination brand through travel and tourism "product awareness" to visitors.

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Q748

how many cubes are in the us?

Destination marketing organization

DMOs produce billions of dollars in direct and indirect revenue and taxes for their destinations' economies with their marketing and sales expertise.

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Q748

how many cubes are in the us?

Destination marketing organization

Destination marketing organizations are often called travel, convention, visitors, or tourism bureaux, welcome centers, information centers and more.

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Q748

how many cubes are in the us?

Destination marketing organization

Regardless of the name, these organizations offer many services to the traveling public.

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Q749

how often do elk have sex

Elk

The elk or wapiti (Cervus canadensis) is one of the largest species of deer in the world, and one of the largest land mammals in North America and eastern Asia .

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Q749

how often do elk have sex

Elk

It was long believed to be a subspecies of the European red deer (Cervus elaphus), but evidence from a 2004 study of the mitochondrial DNA indicates that the two are distinct species .

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Q749

how often do elk have sex

Elk

This animal should not be confused with the larger moose (Alces alces), to which the name "elk" applies in Eurasia.

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Q749

how often do elk have sex

Elk

Apart from the moose, the only other member of the deer family to rival the elk in size is the south Asian sambar (Rusa unicolor).

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Q749

how often do elk have sex

Elk

Elk range in forest and forest-edge habitat, feeding on grasses, plants, leaves, and bark.

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Q749

how often do elk have sex

Elk

Although native to North America and eastern Asia, they have adapted well to countries where they have been introduced, including Argentina , Australia , and New Zealand .

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Q749

how often do elk have sex

Elk

Their great adaptability may threaten endemic species and ecosystems into which they have been introduced.

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Q749

how often do elk have sex

Elk

Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year.

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Q749

how often do elk have sex

Elk

Males also engage in ritualized mating behaviors during the rut , including posturing, antler wrestling (sparring), and bugling, a loud series of vocalizations which establishes dominance over other males and attracts females.

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Q749

how often do elk have sex

Elk

Elk are susceptible to a number of infectious diseases , some of which can be transmitted to livestock.

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Q749

how often do elk have sex

Elk

Efforts to eliminate infectious diseases from elk populations, largely through vaccination, have had mixed success.

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Q749

how often do elk have sex

Elk

Some cultures revere the elk as a spiritual force.

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Q749

how often do elk have sex

Elk

In parts of Asia, antlers and their velvet are used in traditional medicines .

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Q749

how often do elk have sex

Elk

Elk are hunted as a game species; the meat is leaner and higher in protein than beef or chicken .

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Q751

what city is george washington university

George Washington University

The George Washington University (GW, GWU, or George Washington) is a comprehensive private , coeducational research university located in Washington, D.C. .

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Q751

what city is george washington university

George Washington University

It awards certificates, Bachelor degrees, Masters degrees, and PhDs across several dozen disciplines.

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what city is george washington university

George Washington University

The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on February 9, 1821 as The Columbian College in the District of Columbia.

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what does a lion need

Lion

The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae .

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what does a lion need

Lion

With some males exceeding in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger .

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what does a lion need

Lion

Wild lions currently exist in sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia (where an endangered remnant population resides in Gir Forest National Park in India ) while other types of lions have disappeared from North Africa and Southwest Asia in historic times.

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Lion

Until the late Pleistocene , about 10,000 years ago, the lion was the most widespread large land mammal after humans.

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Lion

They were found in most of Africa, across Eurasia from western Europe to India, and in the Americas from the Yukon to Peru .

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what does a lion need

Lion

The lion is a vulnerable species , having seen a major population decline of 30–50% over the past two decades in its African range.

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what does a lion need

Lion

Lion populations are untenable outside designated reserves and national parks.

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Lion

Although the cause of the decline is not fully understood, habitat loss and conflicts with humans are currently the greatest causes of concern.

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what does a lion need

Lion

Within Africa, the West African lion population is particularly endangered.

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what does a lion need

Lion

Lions live for 10–14 years in the wild, while in captivity they can live longer than 20 years.

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what does a lion need

Lion

In the wild, males seldom live longer than 10 years, as injuries sustained from continual fighting with rival males greatly reduce their longevity.

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Lion

They typically inhabit savanna and grassland , although they may take to bush and forest .

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what does a lion need

Lion

Lions are unusually social compared to other cats.

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Lion

A pride of lions consists of related females and offspring and a small number of adult males.

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Lion

Groups of female lions typically hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates .

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what does a lion need

Lion

Lions are apex and keystone predators , although they scavenge as opportunity allows.

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Lion

While lions do not typically hunt humans, some have been known to do so.

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what does a lion need

Lion

Sleeping mainly during the day, lions are primarily nocturnal , although bordering on crepuscular in nature.

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Lion

Highly distinctive, the male lion is easily recognised by its mane, and its face is one of the most widely recognised animal symbols in human culture .

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Lion

Depictions have existed from the Upper Paleolithic period, with carvings and paintings from the Lascaux and Chauvet Caves , through virtually all ancient and medieval cultures where they once occurred.

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Lion

It has been extensively depicted in sculptures, in paintings, on national flags, and in contemporary films and literature.

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Lion

Lions have been kept in menageries since the time of the Roman Empire , and have been a key species sought for exhibition in zoos over the world since the late 18th century.

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what does a lion need

Lion

Zoos are cooperating worldwide in breeding programs for the endangered Asiatic subspecies .

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