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Earthquakes
A sometimes violent movement of the earth is produced when tectonic plates grind or slip past each other at fault.
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East China Sea
The East China Sea is the no. 12th contiguous open water surface on earth. It has a huge, 482,3 square mile (1,249,200 square km) area and 617 square feet (188 square meters) average depth. The East China Sea’s greatest known depth is 9,126 feet (2,782 meters), which can be found at 25 16 N.
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East Timor
Location: Southeast Asia Official name: the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 2002 / 2002 Capital city: Dili Population: 1.2 million / 213 people per sq mile (82 people per sq km) Total land area: 5756 square miles (14,874 square km) Language(s) spoken: Tetum (Portuguese/Austronesian) (official language), …
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Ecologically dominant species
A species that compete more successfully than others for nutrition and other essentials of life.
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Ecology
The study of the interrelationships of organisms to one another and the environment.
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Economic Community of West African States
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established on 28 May 1975 to promote regional economic cooperation.
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Economic Cooperation Organization
The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was established on 27-29 January 1985 to promote regional cooperation in trade, transportation, communications, tourism, cultural affairs, and economic development.
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Economic Freedom Index
The ranking includes data on labor and business freedom and trade policy, taxation, monetary policy, the banking system, foreign-investment rules, property rights, government spending, regulation policy, the level of corruption, and the extent of wage and price controls.
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Economic shock therapy
Russia’s economic transformation in the early 1990s from a command economy to a free-market economy.
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Economic tiger
A country with rapid economic growth due to cheap labor, high technology, and aggressive exports.
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Economy
Economy: the system by which a society manages its resources and makes and distributes goods and services.
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Ecosphere
(Biosphere) The vast ecosystem is composed of all of Earth’s ecosystems.
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Ecosystem
An interdependent community of plants and animals.
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Ecotourism
Travel by people who want to both see and save the natural habitats remaining on earth.
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Ecuador
Location: South America Official name: Republic of Ecuador Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1830 / 1942 Capital city: Quito Population: 13.8 million / 129 people per sq mile (50 people per sq km) Total land area: 109,483 square miles (283,560 square km) Language(s) spoken: Spanish (official language), Quechua, other Main …
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Effective exchange rate
The nominal index measures a currency’s depreciation (figures below 100) or appreciation (figures over 100) from a base date against a trade-weighted basket of the country’s main trading partners’ currencies.
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Egypt
Location: North Africa Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1936 / 1982 Capital city: Cairo Population: 84.5 million / 220 people per sq mile (85 people per sq km) Total land area: 386,660 square miles (1,001,450 square km) Language(s) spoken: Arabic (official language), French, English, …
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Ejido
An agricultural unit in Mexico characterized by communally farmed land or common grazing land.
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El Niño
A weather pattern created by the warming of the waters off the west coast of South America pushes warm water and heavy rains toward the Americas. It produces drought conditions in Australia and Asia.