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31Disaster Risk Management in East Asia — EAP DRM Team placement within EAP Region s Activities The East Asia Sustainable Development Department (EASSD) has delegated the Urban Development Sector Unit (EASUR) as the focal point for disaster risk management (DRM) coordination in the… …
32North East Down — (NED) is also known as Local Tangent Plane (LTP). It is a geographical coordinate system for representing state vectors that is commonly used in aviation. It consists of three numbers, one represents the position along the northern axis, one… …
33Realignment in Middle East — Realignment is a controversial political term used by Arab critics to denounce what they see as a coordinated geostrategy of the United States and Israel against states in the Middle East considered to be supporters of terrorism. The concept was… …
34galactic coordinate — In astronomy, a galactic latitude or longitude, useful for describing the relative positions and motions of components of the Milky Way Galaxy. Galactic latitude is measured in degrees north or south of the plane of the Milky Way. Galactic… …
35Geography of the Netherlands — The geography of the Netherlands is unusual in that much of its land has been reclaimed from the sea and is below sea level, protected by dikes. Another factor that has influenced its physical appearance is that the country is among the most… …
36easting — /ˈistɪŋ/ (say eesting) noun 1. the difference in longitude between two positions on a map as a result of progress to the east. 2. progress in an easterly direction. 3. the east coordinate which together with the northing identifies a position on… …
37latitude and longitude — Coordinate system by which the position or location of any place on the Earth s surface can be determined and described. Latitude is a measurement of location north or south of the Equator. Lines of latitude are known as parallels, or parallels… …
38Hyperbola — This article is about a geometrical curve, a conic section. For the term used in rhetoric, see Hyperbole …
39Longitude — For Dava Sobel s book about John Harrison, see Longitude (book). For the adaptation of Sobel s book, see Longitude (TV series). Map of Earth Longitude (λ) Lines of longitude appear vertical with varying curvature in this projection, but are… …
40china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
