Geography Dictionary & Glossary for Students \\ ITS Tutorial School (ITS) - Hong Kong.
Pôle urbain — In France, a pôle urbain is a statistical area defined by INSEE (France s national statistics office) for the measurement of contiguously built up areas. It shares the same definition as a unité urbaine ( urban area ), but differing in that it is … Wikipedia
Landau pole — In physics, Landau pole is the energy scale (or the precise value of the energy) where a coupling constant (the strength of an interaction) of a quantum field theory becomes infinite. Such a possibility was pointed out by the physicist Lev… … Wikipedia
Venezuela — Venezuelan, adj., n. /ven euh zway leuh, zwee /; Sp. /be ne swe lah/, n. a republic in N South America. 22,396,407; 352,143 sq. mi. (912,050 sq. km). Cap.: Caracas. * * * Venezuela Introduction Venezuela Background: Venezuela was one of the three … Universalium
Tianjin — 天津 Municipality Municipality of Tianjin • 天津市 … Wikipedia
Southern Italy — For the EU constituency, see Southern Italy (European Parliament constituency). The Midday (Italian: Il Mezzogiorno) is a wide geographical, historical and cultural[citation needed] definition, without any administrative usage, used to indicate… … Wikipedia
Olivier Vanneste — Olivier, baron Vanneste, né en 1930 à Courtrai est un homme politique belge flamand, membre de CVP. Il est docteur en sciences économiques et professeur à la KUL. Il fut pendant 22 ans patron du Conseil Économique de Flandre occidentale. Il fut… … Wikipédia en Français
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
arctic — arctically, adv. /ahrk tik/ or, esp. for 7, /ahr tik/, adj. 1. (often cap.) of, pertaining to, or located at or near the North Pole: the arctic region. 2. coming from the North Pole or the arctic region: an arctic wind. 3. characteristic of the… … Universalium
animal development — Introduction the processes that lead eventually to the formation of a new animal starting from cells derived from one or more parent individuals. Development thus occurs following the process by which a new generation of organisms is produced by … Universalium
Antarctica — /ant ahrk ti keuh, ahr ti /, n. the continent surrounding the South Pole: almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. ab. 5,000,000 sq. mi. (12,950,000 sq. km). Also called Antarctic Continent. * * * Antarctica Introduction Antarctica Background:… … Universalium
