Encyclopedia of Geography Terms, Themes, and Concepts
the projection itself does. This is connected to the general problem ofscaleon map projections. Due to the inaccuracies and dist ...
direction, and the Mercator projection or some derivative remains the basis for many, if not most, nautical charts used by ocean ...
aeronautical charts. Because the angular relationships shown on the map are the same as those on the globe, a navigator may draw ...
especially chimpanzees, into the human population at some point in the 19th or early 20th century in that part of Africa. Medica ...
example, is an emerging strip of urban development that extends from San Antonio, Texas to Kansas City, closely following the in ...
environment is repeatedly encountered, new features are added to the “map,” and the level of detail increases. Scholars of behav ...
jet stream, cold, dense air is to the polar side and warm, less dense air is to the tropical side. These air masses do not mix u ...
experience snow and Arctic temperatures. However, the forecast would be quite different further to the south, where there would ...
Migration The movement of any multicellular animate life from onelocationto another. Vari- ous species of insects, birds, and ma ...
factors that affect the tendency of people to migrate. Simply put, Lee holds that potential migrants will consider two sets of c ...
immigrated to the United States in the past four centuries, with the majority arriv- ing in the past 150 years. This trend conti ...
The monsoon regions of the planet encompass wide swaths of the tropics and sub- tropics and are, classically, experienced in Asi ...
There is an expected geography of the timing onset of the monsoon. The classic Indian subcontinent situation is that southern In ...
streams represent a seasonal shift in the winds. Yet, these precipitation amounts are not on the same magnitude as those of the ...
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N Nation-State A unit of political organization of space, enclosed by legally establishedboundaries, and representing, at least ...
national flag, anthem, heroic figures (both real and mythological), and even elements of the popular culture (“as American as ba ...
which have changed very little in three decades. Despite the recent rise ofsupra- nationalismin Europe, those who have declared ...
not grouped with other, more common events. An example would be a large meteor strike of theEarth—certainly a potentially “hazar ...
above sea level. This precarious location makes them quite vulnerable to periodic typhoons that sweep inland from the Bay of Ben ...
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