Geographic information system — GIS redirects here. For other uses, see GIS (disambiguation). A geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present… … Wikipedia
Separation barrier — A separation barrier is a wall or fence constructed to limit the movement of people across a certain line or border, or to separate two populations. These structures vary in placement with regard to international borders and topography. The most… … Wikipedia
Geographic areas of Sugar Land, Texas — The geographic areas of Sugar Land, Texas are home to many master planned communities featuring golf courses, country clubs, and lakes. Contents 1 Planning 2 Districts and communities 2.1 Northern Sugar Land … Wikipedia
Mount Separation — (53°5′S 73°33′E / 53.083°S 73.55°E / 53.083; 73.55) is a rocky peak, 1,480 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northeast of Campbell Peak on the northeast flank of Big Ben … Wikipedia
longitudinal separation — The longitudinal spacing of aircraft at the same altitude with the minimum distance expressed in units of time. Longitudinal separation is achieved by requiring aircraft to depart at a specified time, to lose time to arrive over a geographic… … Aviation dictionary
lateral separation — The lateral spacing of aircraft at the same altitude by ensuring operations on different routes or in different geographic locations. This is ensured by one of the following methods: (i) clearing aircraft on different airways or routes whose… … Aviation dictionary
evolution — evolutional, adj. evolutionally, adv. /ev euh looh sheuhn/ or, esp. Brit., /ee veuh /, n. 1. any process of formation or growth; development: the evolution of a language; the evolution of the airplane. 2. a product of such development; something… … Universalium
Moritz Wagner — (Bayreuth, 3 October 1813 – Munich, 31 May 1887) was a German explorer, collector, geographer and natural historian. Wagner devoted three years (1836–1839) to the exploration of Algiers:[1] it was here that he … Wikipedia
Cambrian Period — Oldest time division of the Paleozoic Era. During the Cambrian, 543–490 million years ago, there were widespread seas and several scattered landmasses. The largest continent was Gondwana. The average climate was probably warmer than today, with… … Universalium
CANADA — CANADA, country in northern half of North America and a member of the British Commonwealth. At the beginning of the 21st century, its population of approximately 370,000 Jews made it the world s fourth largest Jewish community after the United… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
EDUCATION — Pre State 1880–1914. Education in the small yishuv, which numbered about 25,000 in 1880, largely resembled the traditional types prevailing in Jewish communities elsewhere. The Jews of East European origin maintained the traditional ḥeder, talmud … Encyclopedia of Judaism