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  2. Five themes of geography - Wikipedia

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    The five themes were published in 1984 [1] and widely adopted by teachers, textbook publishers, and curriculum designers in the United States. [2] Most American geography and social studies classrooms have adopted the five themes in teaching practices, [3] as they provide "an alternative to the detrimental, but unfortunately persistent, habit ...

  3. Earthflow - Wikipedia

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    Its speed can range from being barely noticeable to rapid movement. The velocity of the flow is dictated by water content: the higher the water content is, the higher the velocity will be. [ 1 ] Because of the dependency on water content for the velocity of the flow, it can take minutes or years for the materials to move down the slope.

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

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    2. (of a vessel) In a navigable condition; steerable; seaworthy or roadworthy. navigation 1. The determination of position and direction, generally by comparing the navigator's position to known locations or patterns. 2. The process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a vehicle or craft from one place to another. neap tide

  5. Intermediate Region - Wikipedia

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    The Intermediate Region is an established geopolitical model set forth in the 1970s by the Greek historian Dimitri Kitsikis, professor at the University of Ottawa in Canada. [1] According to this model, the Eurasian continent is composed of three regions; in addition to Western Europe and the Far East , a third region called the "Intermediate ...

  6. Coastal morphodynamics - Wikipedia

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    The strongest rips and associated feeder currents occur in association with intermediate transverse bar and rip topographies. Transitions between beach states are often caused by changes in wave energy , with storms causing reflective beach profiles to flatten (offshore movement of sediment under steeper waves), thus adopting a more dissipative ...

  7. Anderson's theory of faulting - Wikipedia

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    Types of faulting. Anderson's theory of faulting, devised by Ernest Masson Anderson in 1905, is a way of classifying geological faults by use of principal stress. [1] [2] A fault is a fracture in the surface of the Earth that occurs when rocks break under extreme stress. [3]

  8. How the Clenched Fist Became a Black Power Symbol

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    A protester holds up a large black power raised fist in the middle of the crowd that gathered at Columbus Circle in New York City for a Black Lives Matter Protest spurred by the death of George Floyd.

  9. Geographic mobility - Wikipedia

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    Research has shown that overall the presence of social insurance does not have a strong effect on the rate of personal movement because while it lowers relative movement costs, it also increases the opportunity costs of movement. [10] Current international laws present challenges to ideal geographic mobility.