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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. Prism correction - Wikipedia

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    Prism dioptres. Prism correction is commonly specified in prism dioptres, a unit of angular measurement that is loosely related to the dioptre. Prism dioptres are represented by the Greek symbol delta (Δ) in superscript. A prism of power 1 Δ would produce 1 unit of displacement for an object held 100 units from the prism. [2]

  4. Glossary of geography terms (N–Z) - Wikipedia

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    N. nadir. narrows. Also narrow. A land or water passage that is confined or restricted by its narrow breadth, often a strait or a water gap. nation. A stable community of people formed on the basis of a common geographic territory, language, economy, ethnicity, or psychological make-up as manifested in a common culture. national mapping agency.

  5. Diplopia - Wikipedia

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    Specialty. Neurology, ophthalmology. Diplopia is the simultaneous perception of two images of a single object that may be displaced horizontally or vertically in relation to each other. [1] Also called double vision, it is a loss of visual focus under regular conditions, and is often voluntary.

  6. Geodesy - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Geodesy is the science of measuring and representing the geometry, gravity, and spatial orientation of the Earth in temporally varying 3D. It is called planetary geodesy when studying other astronomical bodies, such as planets or circumplanetary systems. [1]

  7. Accretionary wedge - Wikipedia

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    An accretionary complex is a current (in modern use) or former accretionary wedge. Accretionary complexes are typically made up of a mix of turbidites of terrestrial material, basalts from the ocean floor, and pelagic and hemipelagic sediments. For example, most of the geological basement of Japan is made up of accretionary complexes.

  8. Right to privacy - Wikipedia

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    The law enacts regulation over all companies regardless of operational geography protecting the six Intentional Acts included in the law. The intentions included in the Act provide California residents with the right to: Know what personal data is being collected about them. Know whether their personal data is sold or disclosed and to whom.

  9. Convergence insufficiency - Wikipedia

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    Convergence insufficiency. Convergence Insufficiency. Other names. Convergence disorder. Specialty. Ophthalmology, optometry. Convergence insufficiency is a sensory and neuromuscular anomaly of the binocular vision system, characterized by a reduced ability of the eyes to turn towards each other, or sustain convergence .

  10. Geomatics - Wikipedia

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    Geomatics is defined in the ISO/TC 211 series of standards as the " discipline concerned with the collection, distribution, storage, analysis, processing, presentation of geographic data or geographic information ". [1] Under another definition, it consists of products, services and tools involved in the collection, integration and management ...

  11. Geophysics - Wikipedia

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    Computer simulation of the Earth's magnetic field in a period of normal polarity between reversals [2] Geophysics ( / ˌdʒiːoʊˈfɪzɪks /) is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis.