- Arizona, Population, Map, Points of Interest - Britannica
Phoenix, city, seat (1871) of Maricopa county and capital of Arizona, U S It lies along the Salt River in the south-central part of the state, about 120 miles (190 km) north of the Mexico border and midway between El Paso, Texas, and Los Angeles, California The Salt River valley, popularly called
- Arizona - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
The U S state of Arizona is a combination of the changeless past and the volatile present On lonely mesa tops high above the plains are Native American villages where…
- Metamorphic rock | Definition, Formation, Facts | Britannica
Metamorphic rock, any rock that results from the alteration of preexisting rocks in response to changing conditions, such as variations in temperature, pressure, and mechanical stress, and the addition or subtraction of chemical components The preexisting rocks may be igneous, sedimentary, or other metamorphic rocks
- Rock - Pioneers, Genres, Legends | Britannica
Rock - Pioneers, Genres, Legends: For lexicographers and legislators alike, the purpose of definition is to grasp a meaning, to hold it in place, so that people can use a word correctly—for example, to assign a track to its proper radio outlet (rock, pop, country, jazz) The trouble is that the term rock describes an evolving musical practice informed by a variety of nonmusical arguments
- Rock art, drawing, painting, or similar work on or of stone, usually . . .
rock art, drawing, painting, or similar work on or of stone, usually from the ancient or prehistoric era, though it continued to be practiced in some areas of Africa during the 19th century and possibly later Rock art includes pictographs (drawings or paintings), petroglyphs (carvings or inscriptions), engravings (incised motifs), petroforms (rocks laid out in patterns), and geoglyphs (ground
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum - Encyclopedia Britannica
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, museum and hall of fame in Cleveland that celebrates the history and cultural significance of rock music and honors the contributions of those who have played an important role in the music’s creation and dissemination
- List of Musical Bands | Rock, Pop, Grunge | Britannica
This is an alphabetically ordered list of bands See also band, rock, alternative rock, popular music, heavy metal, grunge, psychedelic rock, punk, and country
- Rock - Social Change, Cultural Evolution, Music Revolution | Britannica
Rock - Social Change, Cultural Evolution, Music Revolution: How, then, should rock’s contribution to music history be judged? One way to answer this is to trace rock’s influences on other musics Another is to attempt a kind of cultural audit (What is the ratio of rock masterworks to rock dross?) But such approaches come up against the problem of definition Rock does not so much
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