Despite their name, turkeys originated on this continent
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Greece - Wikipedia  Location of Greece (dark green).  in Europe (green & dark grey)  in the European Union .... The names for the nation of Greece and the Greek people differ from the .... Despite their military superiority, the Romans admired and became heavily ..... expanded, in an official Population exchange between Greece and Turkey.
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Turkey (bird) - Wikipedia  The turkey is a large bird in the genus Meleagris, which is native to the Americas. One species ... There are two theories for the derivation of the name "turkey" for this bird, according to Columbia University ... The other theory arises from the fact that turkeys came to England from the Americas via merchant ships from the...
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Istanbul - Wikipedia  Istanbul historically known as Constantinople and Byzantium, is the most populous city in Turkey and the country's economic, cultural, and ... He also attempted to promote the name "Nova Roma" and its Greek version " .... was the largest and wealthiest city on the European continent and at times the largest in the world.
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Turkey - Wikipedia  Turkey officially the Republic of Turkey is a transcontinental parliamentary republic in Eurasia, ... Turkey's location between Europe and Asia has retained its geopolitical and .... The name of Turkey (Turkish: Trkiye) is based on the ethnonym Trk. The .... The process of Hellenization that began with Alexander's conquest...
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Despite their name turkeys are not from Turkey but what continent  North America ... Despite their name turkeys are not from Turkey but what continent? Despite their name .... The Turkey originated from North America. 3 people...
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Peregrine falcon - Wikipedia  The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known as the peregrine, and historically as the ... It is effective on most game bird species from small to large. ... American species, it is likely that the lineage originated in western Eurasia or Africa. ..... of an "ideal falcon" found a theoretical speed limit at 400 km/h (250 mph) for...
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Animal Facts - Turkeys - Vegan Peace  A male turkey is called a tom or a gobbler, a female turkey a hen, and a baby turkey a poult or chick. A young male turkey is called a jake and a young female is called a jenny. A group of wild turkeys is called a flock, a group of domesticated turkeys is commonly referred to as a rafter.
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Turkey vulture - Wikipedia  The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), also known in some North American regions as the turkey ... Lacking a syrinxthe vocal organ of birdsits only vocalizations are grunts or low hisses. ... nigris, rostro albo ("brown-gray vulture, with black wings and a white beak"). ..... Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area.
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Mariners Weather Log Vol. 52, No. 3, December 2008  Dec 10, 2008 ... The people living on the continents of Africa, Asia, and Europe, ... In the 16th century, a traveler named Jose de Acosta wrote about the .... Peanuts, a native crop of South America, have been cultivated for over 2,000 years. ..... Like the rat and the pig, they ate small animals, reptiles, amphibians, and birds,...
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Ankara - The Capital City of Turkey - from blog - Turkey Homes  Oct 3, 2016 ... A Turkish subject that has been at the centre of confusion across the world for ... The city was once known as Angora among the Europeans following its ... the long-haired Angora goat, a source of mohair, and the Angora cat. ... After Ankara became the capital of the newly founded Republic of Turkey, new...
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jeopardy/1617_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  CREATURES OF THE WILD | The name of this long-snouted large pig-like mammal of Latin America is from a Brazilian Tupi Indian word | Tapir. right:.
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How an American Bird Got the Name 'Turkey' : TreeHugger  Nov 23, 2010 ... These products, instead of retaining a sense of their origin, often became ... like the Guinea fowl fowl they'd grown fond of eating back in England -- perhaps out ... far from home -- they ended up referring to this bird as a "Turkey cock" too. ... under the impression that that was where the birds originated from.
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Where do potatoes come from? - Quatr.us  Potato plants grow wild all over South America and as far north as Colorado and ... in the Andes Mountains in South America, people began to farm potatoes as well ... But potato farming did not spread north the way corn and bean and squash ... people in Ireland were living mainly on potatoes, because they didn't control...
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Heritage Breeds of Livestock - Sycamore Spring Farm  Many traditional livestock breeds have lost popularity and are threatened with extinction. ... by August 1st to guarantee YOUR Holiday bird for Thanksgiving or Christmas! ... As the name suggests these geese originate from the area around Toulouse in ... For our friends with especially sensitive skin, or hard to control atopic...
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Jeopary Questions page 1136 - FAMILIAR TV FACES - TriviaBistro ...  TURKEY: Just a thrace of Turkey, about 3% of its area, is on this continent ... Its first issue was intended to be read on sabbath day, August 5, 1821.
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Saudi Aramco World : Turbans and Tulips  Tulips, even in the early 18th century, were nothing new to Turkey. ... It all began when tulips first went to Europe. In 1550, no one in Holland had heard of tulips. ... but another Turkish word, dulband, or "turban," is the origin of our English name, ... flower's growing popularity, however, "tulipomania," or tulip madness, did not...
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Turkey (bird) - Wikipedia  The turkey is a large bird in the genus Meleagris, which is native to the Americas. One species ... a snood). They are among the largest birds in their ranges. As in many galliformes, the male is larger and much more colorful than the female.
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The Origin of the Names of the Continents - Today I Found Out  May 1, 2013 ... There are many different theories as to the origin of Africa's name. ... Romans referred to two provinces when talking about Asia: Asia Minor and Asia Major. ... Of course, Romans did not have the maritime technology to reach Australia ... The theory is that the fishermen who worked for him named the area in...
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Help WildMadagascar.org with translation  As the world's fourth largest island, Madagascar is a little larger than France but slightly smaller than Texas. ... Malagasy -- the name for the people of the island -- are descended from Indonesians who made their way across the Indian Ocean.
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Dardanelles | strait, Turkey | Britannica.com  Dardanelles, formerly Hellespont, Turkish anakkale Boaz, narrow strait in .... It also separates the continent of Europe from the westernmost tip of Asia Minor. ... In ancient times it was called the Hellespont, meaning "Helle's sea," in memory of .... The second largest continent (after Asia), covering about one-fifth of the total...
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Geography of Turkey - Wikipedia  Turkey is situated in Anatolia (97%) and the Balkans (3%), bordering the Black Sea, between ... The European portion of Turkey, known as Thrace (Turkish: Trakya), ... place of Noah's Ark and is located in the far eastern portion of the country.