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  2. Terms of orientation - Wikipedia

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    For some uses, where it is necessary to avoid confusion from differences in viewpoint, separate terminology is used to describe the sides of things. For example, proper right and proper left are conceptual terms used to unambiguously convey relative direction when describing an image or other object. The "proper right" hand of a figure is the ...

  3. Glossary of geography terms (A–M) - Wikipedia

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    This glossary of geography terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in geography and related fields, including Earth science, oceanography, cartography, and human geography, as well as those describing spatial dimension, topographical features, natural resources, and the collection, analysis, and visualization of geographic data.

  4. Segment (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    They occur in a distinct spatial and temporal order. The SignWriting script represents the spatial order of the segments with a spatial cluster of graphemes . Other notations for sign language use a temporal order that implies a spatial order.

  5. Five themes of geography - Wikipedia

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    Examples of movement include the United States' westward expansion, the Information Revolution, and immigration. New devices such as the airplane and the Internet allow physical and ideological goods to be transferred long distances in short time intervals. A person's travel from place to place, and the actions they perform there are also ...

  6. Spatial scale - Wikipedia

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    Spatial scale is a specific application of the term scale for describing or categorizing (e.g. into orders of magnitude) the size of a space (hence spatial), or the extent of it at which a phenomenon or process occurs. [1] [2] For instance, in physics an object or phenomenon can be called microscopic if too small to be visible.

  7. Method of loci - Wikipedia

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    The method of loci is a strategy for memory enhancement, which uses visualizations of familiar spatial environments in order to enhance the recall of information. The method of loci is also known as the memory journey, memory palace, journey method, memory spaces, or mind palace technique.

  8. It’s not just forgetfulness: 8 early warning signs of dementia

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    Trouble with visual images and spatial relationships, ... using the wrong word as a substitute, or jumbling the order of words may be a sign, ... for example, letting their grooming fall by the ...

  9. Adposition - Wikipedia

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    Some languages that use a different word order have postpositions instead (like Turkic languages) or have both types (like Finnish). The phrase formed by an adposition together with its complement is called an adpositional phrase (or prepositional phrase, postpositional phrase, etc.). Such a phrase can function as an adjective or as an adverb.