English language 261
environment 188–9
enzymes 69, 97
epidermis 74, 75
epithelial cells 63
Eridanus 134–5
erosion 178–9
estuaries 181
ethanol 92
eucalyptus trees 202
Europa 140, 141
Europe 163, 200–1
European Union (EU) 211
evaporation 99
exoskeletons 32, 33
eyes 77, 78 , 82, 86, 115
insects’ 26F
factories 244–5
farmhouses, medieval 235
farming 186–7, 193, 202, 212
ancient 228, 231
see also crops
fat cells 63
fats, dietary 84
fatty acids 84, 87
fertilization
humans 80
plants 14, 15
festivals 196, 220–1
fetus 81
feudal system 234
films see cinema
fingers and fingernails 75 , 81
first aid 86
fish 21, 23, 28–9, 39, 50, 51, 59
in the diet 87
fishing 200, 224, 231
flags 206–7
flamingos 47
flies 24, 31
floods 176
flowers 13, 14–15, 95, 200
flu pandemic 246
folk tales 263
food 84–5, 87, 251
crops 186–7, 192, 193, 198
for festivals 220–1
international 192, 195, 196,
199, 201
forceps fish 28
forests 184, 185, 189, 200
fossils 172–3, 174–5, 192foxes 56, 57
France 201, 241, 273, 279
see also Paris
Francophone, La 211
Franklin, Benjamin 125
French language 260
French Revolution 242
frogs 20, 34–5, 36, 58, 151, 198,
224
fruits 13, 16–17, 85, 87, 187
citrus 94
oxidation 96
fungi 18–19G
galaxies 126–7, 128, 130–1
Galileo 124, 125
gall bladder 69
galleons 238
Galvani, Luigi 125
gamma rays 112
Ganymede 140, 141
gases 90, 91, 98
gears 116, 117
geckos 40
Gemini 134–5
gems 168–9
genetics 82–3
geology 166–7, 178–9, 209
Germany 200, 201, 207, 256, 257
Gila monsters 40
giraffes 30
glaciers 179 , 180, 183, 205
glass 103
glasses 118
global warming 188
glucose 85
gold 170 , 192, 202
good luck symbols 258
gorges 179, 181
gorillas 55, 56, 57
governments 214–15
gramophones 250
granite 103, 166 , 178
grapes 17, 187, 235
graphite 93, 166
grasslands 185 , 193, 197, 198,
199
gravity 104–5
Greece, Ancient 222, 232–3, 259,
261, 268
Guevara, Che 243
gunpowder 118
guns 241H
hailstones 176
hair 74, 75
Halley’s Comet 142–3, 148
halogens 91
hares, mountain 39
Harry Potter books 263
Hawaii 159, 163, 164, 182, 183
hay fever 14
health 86–7
and diet 84–5, 87
in history 245, 246–7
hearing 77, 78
heart 66, 68 , 72, 73, 80, 81
heat (in chemistry) 96, 97, 98
Hebrew language 260
hedgehogs 57, 58
helicopters 122–3
helium 91 , 128, 136
Himalayas 162
Hindi language 260, 261
Hinduism 195, 219 , 258, 259
dance 272
Diwali 221
hippopotami 55
Homer 232
Hong Kong 195, 222
horses 56, 57
House of Commons 214
houseflies 31
hummingbirds 14, 47, 49, 52, 53
hunter-gatherers 228
hunting 224–5, 234
hurricanes 177
hydrangeas 95
hydrocarbons 92
hydrochloric acid 94
hydrogen 90 , 94, 128, 132, 136
hygiene 247I
Iapetus 140, 141
ice 98, 100
effect on landscape 179, 183,
205
see also Antarctica; Arctic
ice storms 177
icebergs 205
Iceland 200, 201
iguanas 40
illness see health
impala 53
Impressionism 255Incas 199, 236
inclined plane 117
India 162, 186, 194, 195, 223
art 254
Bollywood 195, 271
flag 207
language 261
Indian Ocean 165
Indonesia 161, 194
Industrial Revolution 244–5
industry 121, 192, 194, 200, 202
inertia 106
infrared rays 113
inhalers 86
insects 14, 15, 20, 24–7
insulators 111
Internet 264 , 274
Interpol 210
intestines 69
invertebrates 20
Io 140, 141
iPhone 119
Iraq 194, 230
Ireland 207
iron 96, 97, 108, 171 , 202
Iron Age 229
Islam 195, 219 , 258
Djenné Mosque 256
Eid al-Fitr 221
Mecca 222
Qur’an 260, 263
Italy 201, 223J
Jamaica 207, 275
Japan 183, 194, 195, 222–3, 249
art 255
earthquakes 161
haiku 263
language 260, 261
Jefferys, Alec 125
jellyfish 38
Judaism (Jewish religion) 218–19,
221, 258, 260
judges 215
Jupiter 138 , 139, 148, 149
moons 140, 141K
kangaroos 51 , 54 , 202
karst 179
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