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  2. Glossary of geography terms (A–M) - Wikipedia

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    A peak or projection from the top of a hill or mountain, or any rounded protrusion of land, especially a small but prominent or isolated hill with steep sides; a boulder or an area of resistant rock protruding from the side of a hill or mountain. The term is used primarily in the southern United States. [5] knoll.

  3. List of Dewey Decimal classes - Wikipedia

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    Contents. hide. (Top) Class 000 – Computer science, information, and general works. Class 100 – Philosophy and psychology. Class 200 – Religion. Class 300 – Social sciences. Class 400 – Language. Class 500 – Science.

  4. Geography - Wikipedia

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    e. Geography (from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία geōgraphía; combining gê 'Earth' and gráphō 'write') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. [1] Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexities —not merely where objects are, but ...

  5. 800 (number) - Wikipedia

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    800 (eight hundred) is the natural number following 799 and preceding 801. It is the sum of four consecutive primes (193 + 197 + 199 + 211). It is a Harshad number, an Achilles number and the area of a square with diagonal 40.

  6. Altitude - Wikipedia

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    Altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The exact definition and reference datum varies according to the context (e.g., aviation, geometry, geographical survey, sport, or atmospheric pressure).

  7. National Institute of Standards and Technology - Wikipedia

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    nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce whose mission is to promote American innovation and industrial competitiveness. NIST's activities are organized into physical science laboratory programs that include nanoscale science and technology, engineering ...

  8. Tsunami - Wikipedia

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    Such a wave travels at well over 800 kilometres per hour (500 mph), but owing to the enormous wavelength the wave oscillation at any given point takes 20 or 30 minutes to complete a cycle and has an amplitude of only about 1 metre (3.3 ft). This makes tsunamis difficult to detect over deep water, where ships are unable to feel their passage.

  9. United Nations geoscheme - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations geoscheme is a system which divides 248 countries and territories in the world into six continental regions, 22 geographical subregions, and two intermediary regions. [1] It was devised by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) based on the M49 coding classification. [2] The creators note that "the assignment of ...

  10. Physiographic region - Wikipedia

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    Physiographic region. Physiographic regions are a means of defining Earth 's landforms into distinct, mutually exclusive areas, independent of political boundaries. It is based upon the classic three-tiered approach by Nevin M. Fenneman in 1916, that separates landforms into physiographic divisions, physiographic provinces, and physiographic ...

  11. Quantitative geography - Wikipedia

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    Quantitative geography. Quantitative geography is a subfield and methodological approach to geography that develops, tests, and uses scientific, mathematical, and statistical methods to analyze and model geographic phenomena and patterns. [1] [2] [3] It aims to explain and predict the distribution and dynamics of human and physical geography ...