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Great Depression
(Encyclopedia) Great Depression, in U.S. history, the severe economic crisis generally considered to have been precipitated by the U.S. stock-market crash of 1929. Although it shared the basic…Great Days in Harlem
The birth of the Harlem Renaissance by Beth Rowen & Borgna Brunner Zora Neale Hurston, 1935 The orig. manuscript of Hughes's Ballad of Booker T. Related Links…depression, in economics
(Encyclopedia) depression, in economics, period of economic crisis in commerce, finance, and industry, characterized by falling prices, restriction of credit, low output and investment, numerous…Mental Illness: Facts about Depression
Facts about Depression Source: National Institute of Mental Health Related Links: Almanac: HealthNational Institute of Mental HealthAmerican Psychological Association Depression More than 20…Qattara Depression
(Encyclopedia) Qattara DepressionQattara Depressionkätärˈə [key] or Munkhafad al-QattarahMunkhafad al-Qattarahm&oobreve;ngkhäfädˈ äl-kät-täräˈ [key], desert basin, c.7,000 sq mi (18,130 sq km),…Long Range
(Encyclopedia) Long Range, mountain range, extending c.300 mi (480 km) along the west coast of Newfoundland island, Canada; rises to 2,672 ft (814 m) in the Lewis Hills. It forms the Great Northern…Strathmore
(Encyclopedia) StrathmoreStrathmorestrăthmôrˈ [key], valley, c.55 mi (90 km) long and 5 to 10 mi (8–16 km) wide, Angus and Perth and Kinross, E central Scotland, running from northeast to southwest…Arabah
(Encyclopedia) Arabah or ArabaArababoth: äˈräbä, ărˈəbə [key], depression, on the Israel-Jordan border, extending c.100 mi (160 km) from the Dead Sea S to the Gulf of Aqaba; part of the Great Rift…Nafud
(Encyclopedia) NafudNafudnäf&oomacr;dˈ [key] or NefudNefudnĕf&oomacr;dˈ [key], desert area in the northern part of the Arabian peninsula, occupying a great oval depression; 180 mi (290 km)…depression, in psychiatry
(Encyclopedia) depression, in psychiatry, a symptom of mood disorder characterized by intense feelings of loss, sadness, hopelessness, failure, and rejection. The two major types of mood disorder are…