geographical scale

collocation in English

meaningsofgeographicalandscale

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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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scale
noun
uk
/skeɪl/us
/skeɪl/
a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level ...
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(Definition ofgeographicalandscalefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgeographical scale

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Geographicalscalemust be built in at the design phase.
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This has to be scaled with the questions addressed, thegeographicalscaleof studies and the temporal scale of sampling, if repeated sampling is included.
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It is uncontroversial to say that all linguists work with a notion ofgeographicalscale.
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Our data show that there is also considerable heterogeneity in the frequency of presumably neutral markers and low gene flow among populations collected at a smallergeographicalscale.
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When linked to each other, these records allow for a more precise - if exploratory - observation of rural society than any analysis on a largergeographicalscalemight offer.
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Once we start spreading tax incentives on a widegeographicalscale, if we are not careful the net result will be to destroy incentive, anyway.
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They are able to enjoy some of the detachment that flows both from theirgeographicalscaleand their geographical remoteness.
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Users can change default values in the spreadsheet and make calculations of losses at any desiredgeographicalscalebelow the level of province.
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A parallel has to be drawn between such a timescale and the geographical scales of planning.
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It seems that light effects may vary within species at wider geographical scales.
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Whereas these caveats are unavoidable for investigations on geographical scales, they pose problems for studies focusing on host traits.
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Further experimental studies on colonizing plant species could lead to a better understanding of the consequences of various dispersal processes on spatial genetic structures at medium geographical scales.
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The rebranding exercise helped the airport mediate between and collapse the geographical scales and distances.
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Dispersal by humans on the one hand may act on large geographical scales and lead to invasive species.
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The rebranding exercise helped the airport mediate between and collapse the geographical scales and distances.
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