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  2. Chevron (land form) - Wikipedia

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    A chevron is a wedge-shaped sediment deposit observed on coastlines and continental interiors around the world. The term chevron was originally used independently by Maxwell and Haynes [1] and Hearty and others [2] for large, V-shaped, sub-linear to parabolic landforms in southwestern Egypt and on islands in the eastern, windward Bahamas.

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

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    This glossary of geography terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in geography and related fields, including Earth science, oceanography, cartography, and human geography, as well as those describing spatial dimension, topographical features, natural resources, and the collection, analysis, and visualization of geographic ...

  4. Chevron (geology) - Wikipedia

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    Chevron folding preferentially occurs when the bedding regularly alternates between contrasting competences. [1] Turbidites, characterized by alternating high-competence sandstones and low-competence shales, provide the typical geological setting for chevron folds to occur. Perpetuation of the fold structure is not geometrically limited.

  5. Gore (road) - Wikipedia

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    Exit gore on Interstate 95 in Connecticut. Note the theoretical gore has been marked with chevrons. In road and highway construction, a gore (or nose in modern British English) [1] is a triangular plot of land as designated when a road forks at the intersection with second road, or merges on and off from a larger one. A "virtual" (or ...

  6. Chevron - Wikipedia

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    Chevron (aerospace), sawtooth patterns on some jet engines; Chevron (anatomy), a bone; Eulithis testata, a moth; Chevron (geology), a fold in rock layers; Chevron (land form), a sediment deposit across the Earth's surface; Chevron nail, a rare transient fingernail ridge pattern seen in children; Chevron plot, a way of representing data

  7. Types of road - Wikipedia

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    A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places that has been surfaced or otherwise improved to allow travel by foot or some form of conveyance, including a motor vehicle, cart, bicycle, or horse.

  8. List of food origins - Wikipedia

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    Some foods have always been common in every continent, such as many seafood and plants. Examples of these are honey, ants, mussels, crabs and coconuts. Nikolai Vavilov initially identified the centers of origin for eight crop plants, subdividing them further into twelve groups in 1935. [1]

  9. Glossary of road transport terms - Wikipedia

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    See three-way junction 5-1-1 A transportation and traffic information telephone hotline in some regions of the United States and Canada that was initially designated for road weather information. A Access road See frontage road Advisory speed limit A speed recommendation by a governing body. All-way stop or four-way stop An intersection system where traffic approaching it from all directions ...