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The National Geographic Society is one of the world’s largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. Founded in 1888 to “increase and diffuse geographic knowledge,” the Society’s mission is to inspire people to care about the planet. It reaches more than 375 million people worldwide each month through its official journal, National Geographic, and other magazines; National Geographic Channel; television documentaries; music; radio; films; books; DVDs; maps; exhibitions; live events; school publishing programs; interactive media; and merchandise. National Geographic has funded more than 9,400 scientific research, conservation and exploration projects and supports an education program promoting geographic literacy. Your purchases help make this important work possible. Designed, produced and distributed by Komar Products Germany under licence from The National Geographic Society. Visit our website: www.nationalgeographic.com Experience the National Geographic Channel. Call your cable or satellite provider for availability. © 2012 National Geographic Society NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC and Yellow Border Design are trademarks of the National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.

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Visit our website: www.nationalgeographic.com Experience the National Geographic Channel. Call your cable or satellite provider for availability. © 2012 National Geographic Society NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC and Yellow Border Design are trademarks of the National Geographic Society. All rights reserved. Designed, produced and distributed by Komar Products Germany under licence from The National Geographic Society.

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The National Geographic Society is one of the world’s largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. Founded in 1888 to “increase and diffuse geographic knowledge,” the Society’s mission is to inspire people to care about the planet. It reaches more than 375 million people worldwide each month through its official journal, National Geographic, and other magazines; National Geographic Channel; television documentaries; music; radio; films; books; DVDs; maps; exhibitions; live events; school publishing programs; interactive media; and merchandise. National Geographic has funded more than 9,400 scientific research, conservation and exploration projects and supports an education program promoting geographic literacy. Your purchases help make this important work possible.

Designed, produced and distributed by Komar Products Germany under licence from The National Geographic Society.

Visit our website: www.nationalgeographic.comExperience the National Geographic Channel. Call your cable or satelliteprovider for availability. © 2012 National Geographic SocietyNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC and Yellow Border Design are trademarks of theNational Geographic Society. All rights reserved.

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New York City beherbergt rund 8 Millionen Menschen und ist die größte Metropole in den

Vereinigten Staaten. Ein riesiger Schmelz-tiegel, in dem ungefähr 170 verschiedene

Sprachen gesprochen werden. Über die Jahre hinweg hat New York einige Spitznamen, wie „The Big Apple“ oder „Gotham City“

bekommen. Und New York ist auch die Stadt, die niemals schläft.

Home to around 8 million people, New York City is the largest city in the United States. Long known as a cultural melting pot, over a hundred languages are spoken within its borders. Throughout its colourful history,

New York has earned many nicknames, including “The Big Apple“ and “Gotham“.

In addition, thanks to a bustling nightlife, New York is also called

the “city that never sleeps“.

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Im germanischen und im slawischen Volksglauben spielte die Birke eine große Rolle. Aus alter Zeit stammt auch der Brauch, einen Stamm aus dem Wald zu holen, um ihn auf dem Dorfplatz aufzustellen. Es wurde damit der erwachende

Frühling in das Dorf geholt. Noch heute lebt der gleiche Brauch in Gestalt des Maibaumes fort.

The birch tree is found throughout the world and is used for ornamental purposes in some cultures. Many cultures celebrate the coming of spring by taking a tree trunk from the forest and erecting it in the town center as a maypole.

This ancient practice is still alive in many countries of the world.

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Eine Düne beginnt mit einer Brise am Strand und ein paar Sandkörnchen. Der Wind, der über den Strand fegt, nimmt die einzelnen Sandkörnchen auf, sie werden auf der Brise weitergetragen bis sie auf dem Strand auftreffen und somit gleichzeitig weitere Körner in den Luftzug wirbeln – ein sich ständig wiederholender Vorgang, unzählig, millionenfach. Dünen sind immer in Bewegung, sie wandern, verändern sich und wachsen mit dem Wind.

Many types of dunes exist in the world, all formed under the influence of gravity. Wind then shapes these structures gradually over time. True dunes must be separated from the dunes that form on semi-humid beaches under the presence of vegetation, which helps to trap the sand. On beaches, dunes could be considered “alive“ as they continually change shape as wind and tides affect their construction.

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6H2O + 6CO2-> C6H12O6 + 6O2 (Photosynthese)Mit Hilfe von Blattgrün (Chlorophyll), Licht und Wasser verwandeln Pflanzen Kohlen-dioxid in Sauerstoff und bilden so die Grundlage für das Leben auf der Erde.

6H2O + 6CO2-> C6H12O6 + 6O2 (photosynthesis)With the assistance of chlorophyll, light and water, plants transform carbon dioxide to oxygen and so form the base for life on earth.

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Die Kirschblüte ist eines der klassischen Symbole in der japanischen Dichtkunst, und Hanami, das Betrachten der Kirschblüte, ist ein wich-tiges soziales Ereignis im Frühling.

The cherry blossom is one of the classic symbols in Japanese poetry. Hanami, the observing of the cherry blossom, is an important social event in the spring.

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Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) erforschte die Pflanzen- und Insektenwelt Surinams. Ihre Aquarelle und Kupferstiche sind einzigartige Zeugnisse ihres künstlerischen Schaffens; gefertigt‚ ’um sowohl den Kennern der Kunst als auch den Liebhabern der Pflanzen und Insekten Freude zu bereiten’ („Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium“, Vorwort).

Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) investigated the plant and insect world of Suriname. Her unique watercolour paintings and copperplate etchings detailed exquisite beauty, splendid colouring and precision. For the connoisseurs of art and for the lovers of plants and insects, she created a true joy. “Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium“, preface.

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Die Schönheit Afrikas zeigt sich eindrucksvoll im Sonnenuntergang, wenn der Himmel leuchtend rot glüht und exotische Tiere

silhouettenhaft vorbeiziehen.

At sunset, Africa s beauty is overwhelming. Exotic animals appear as silhouettes

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