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  2. Vapor pressure - Wikipedia

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    The International System of Units (SI) recognizes pressure as a derived unit with the dimension of force per area and designates the pascal (Pa) as its standard unit. [1] One pascal is one newton per square meter (N·m −2 or kg·m −1 ·s −2). Experimental measurement of vapor pressure is a simple procedure for common pressures between 1 ...

  3. Arctic Ocean - Wikipedia

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    The Arctic Ocean's surface temperature and salinity vary seasonally as the ice cover melts and freezes; [5] its salinity is the lowest on average of the five major oceans, due to low evaporation, heavy fresh water inflow from rivers and streams, and limited connection and outflow to surrounding oceanic waters with higher salinities.

  4. Micropolitan statistical area - Wikipedia

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    United States micropolitan statistical areas (μSA, where the initial Greek letter mu represents "micro-"), as defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), are labor market and statistical areas in the United States centered on an urban cluster (urban area) with a population of at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000 people. [1]

  5. Map projection - Wikipedia

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    A medieval depiction of the Ecumene (1482, Johannes Schnitzer, engraver), constructed after the coordinates in Ptolemy's Geography and using his second map projection. In cartography, a map projection is any of a broad set of transformations employed to represent the curved two-dimensional surface of a globe on a plane.

  6. Smart growth - Wikipedia

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    The Ballston neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia is a transit-oriented development zone, an example of the smart growth concept. Smart growth is an urban planning and transportation theory that concentrates growth in compact walkable urban centers to avoid sprawl.

  7. Suburbanization - Wikipedia

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    Another impact of industry leaving the city is the reduction of buffer zones separating metropolitan areas, industrial parks and surrounding suburban residential areas. As this land becomes more economically relevant, the value of such properties very often increases, causing many undeveloped landowners to sell their land.

  8. Eye (cyclone) - Wikipedia

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    Cross section of a mature tropical cyclone. A typical tropical cyclone has an eye approximately 30–65 km (20–40 mi) across at the geometric center of the storm. The eye may be clear or have spotty low clouds (a clear eye), it may be filled with low-and mid-level clouds (a filled eye), or it may be obscured by the central dense overcast.

  9. Central business district - Wikipedia

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    Midtown Manhattan, the largest central business district in the United States. A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district.