geographical isolation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgeographicalandisolation
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geographical
adjective
uk/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/
relating to geography, or to the geography of a particular area ...
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isolation
noun[U]
uk/ˌaɪ.səlˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌaɪ.səlˈeɪ.ʃən/
the condition of being alone, especially when this makes you ...
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There is no evidence that these clades diverged as a result ofgeographicalisolation.
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Whatever the extent of reproductive isolation, the evidence suggests that the level ofgeographicalisolationmust be very high.
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More recently and more importantly, mass access to motorised transport has left anything but extremegeographicalisolationas irrelevant to churchgoing behaviour.
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Thegeographicalisolationlimits educational opportunities, knowledge of opportunities elsewhere, and kinship ties in cities and towns which would help emigration.
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The dissenting denominations did much to overcome the effects ofgeographicalisolation.
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These natural barriers along with several hill ranges have contributed to the maintenance of itsgeographicalisolation.
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This is indicative of the fact that dissenting denominations were not altogether immune to the deleterious effects ofgeographicalisolationon church attendance.
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As will be shown, both these reasons explain why churchgoing was depressed in proportion togeographicalisolationin 1851.
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Further, thegeographicalisolationof many tribes separated by mountains or deserts promotes inbreeding in the population.
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Social andgeographicalisolationalso cause problems for many older migrants.
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It is bordered mostly by coastline, hill ranges, and moorland, all of which form natural barriers that have contributed to itsgeographicalisolationeven to the present day.
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Thus, purely because of rural-urban migration, one would expect any processes operating to overcome the effects ofgeographicalisolationto decline in relevance in explaining the overall levels of churchgoing.
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The position ofgeographicalisolationof this country is not one which we should welcome, but which we should seek to overcome.
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One of the reasons, to my mind, is thegeographicalisolationof so many of them.
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Some of our other special difficulties derive from ourgeographicalisolation.
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The fourth problem is that ofgeographicalisolation, which means that we are much more dependent on transport and communication facilities.
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Many small schools continue to be retained because of thegeographicalisolationof the communities that they serve and their value to those communities.
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The problems in my constituency have been compounded by two further factors, the first of which is ourgeographicalisolation.
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