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Tyrone
Tyrone former county, Northern Ireland. In 1973 it was divided into the districts of Strabane, Omagh, Dungannon, and part of the Cookstown district.... Read more |
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Embu
Embu Orientation Identification and Location. The Embu people occupy the Embu District, one of the twelve districts of the Eastern Province of Kenya. The Embu District is bordered by the Mbeere District to the east and southeast, the Kirinyaga District to the west, and the Tharaka Nithi... Read more |
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Suburbanization
SUBURBANIZATION SUBURBANIZATION describes the general trend of city dwellers to move from the city into residential areas in ever-growing concentric circles away from the city's core. The trend began briefly in the nineteenth century and then exploded after World War II (1939–1945).... Read more |
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Peak District
Peak District or The Peak, dissected plateau, c.30 mi (50 km) long and 22 mi (35 km) wide, Derbyshire, central England, forming the southern extremity of the Pennines. Kinderscout (2,088 ft/636 m) is the highest peak. Dovedale and Wyedale are the region's major valleys. Peak District has many... Read more |
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District
DISTRICT One of the territorial areas into which an entire state or country, county, municipality, or other political subdivision is divided, for judicial, political, electoral, or administrative purposes. The circuit or territory within which a person may be compelled to appear. Circuit of... Read more |
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Moreno
Moreno city (1991 pop. 287,188), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a residential and district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. The district was the scene of several major battles during the Argentine War of Independence and the mid-19th-century unitarian-federalist... Read more |
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gerrymander
gerrymander , in politics, rearrangement of voting districts so as to favor the party in power. The objective is to create as many districts as possible in areas of known support and to concentrate the opposition's strength into as few districts as possible. Extremely irregular boundary lines are... Read more |
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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM With 200,000 interviews annually, the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the world's largest telephone survey. Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these ongoing surveys of health risks of the American public are... Read more |
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Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port town and district (1991 pop. 78,800), Cheshire, W central England. Ellesmere Port, located on the Manchester Ship Canal near its junction with the Shropshire Union Canal and the entrance into the Mersey estuary, is the principal town of the district. It is an important oil-refining... Read more |
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Torbay
Torbay city (1991 pop. 54,430) and district, Devon, SW England. The district comprises the former municipal borough of Torquay and the urban districts of Paignton and Brixham. On Tor Bay is a noted tourist resort area, known as the "English Riviera." William of Orange landed at nearby Brixham... Read more |
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