geographical knowledge

collocation in English

meaningsofgeographicalandknowledge

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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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knowledge
noun
uk
/ˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈnɑː.lɪdʒ/
understanding of or information about a subject that you get by experience or study, either known by one person or by ...
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(Definition ofgeographicalandknowledgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Although discovery was never their main objective, they did make some significant contributions togeographicalknowledge.
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There must be ageographicalknowledgeof the area in which the trial is taking place.
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The topographical training test must be introduced, based on localgeographicalknowledge.
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I apologise for the lack of extensivegeographicalknowledge, which is understandable in the circumstances.
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It will allowgeographicalknowledgeto be tested by using interactive computer screens.
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These needs and priorities could be established fairly simply by looking at the existinggeographicalknowledgewithin boroughs, urban districts and counties.
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Very few of us have both ageographicalknowledgeand an industrial knowledge of the whole country.
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It is a matter for them whether to require prospective hackney carriage drivers to undertake ageographicalknowledgetest for the area in which a licence would apply.
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He created the first map of the world incorporating parallels and meridians, based on the availablegeographicalknowledgeof the era.
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Others furtheredgeographicalknowledgeand travel by map making.
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Unfortunately, any definitegeographicalknowledgethat he included in his map is lost as well.
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This would present some difficulties due to lack ofgeographicalknowledge, and also because much of the territory was unpopulated and unexplored.
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The fellows work determinedly to expandgeographicalknowledgeacross the nation.
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They are of great historical interest and give a good idea of thegeographicalknowledgein the 16th century.
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Today the society's aim still is to promote the exchange and spreading ofgeographicalknowledge.
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Even thegeographicalknowledgeneeded in transferring the war from one part of the world to another was considerable.
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The descriptions indicated goodgeographicalknowledgeand in one case over 75 details of the land granted have been found.
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The eastern limit was ill-defined at the time, due to a lack ofgeographicalknowledgeand the low importance given to unpopulated, hard-to-reach territories.
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They introduced technical subjects and greater emphasis was placed on the role ofgeographicalknowledge.
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However, there are times when the local police forces do not havegeographicalknowledgeand that is where the forest keeper is most useful.
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