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  2. Sphere of influence - Wikipedia

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    In corporate terms, the sphere of influence of a business, organization, or group can show its power and influence in the decisions of other businesses/organizations/groups. The influence shows in several ways, such as in size, frequency of visits, etc. In most cases, a company described as "bigger" has a larger sphere of influence.

  3. Sphere of influence (astrodynamics) - Wikipedia

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    A sphere of influence (SOI) in astrodynamics and astronomy is the oblate spheroid-shaped region where a particular celestial body exerts the main gravitational influence on an orbiting object. This is usually used to describe the areas in the Solar System where planets dominate the orbits of surrounding objects such as moons , despite the ...

  4. Anglosphere - Wikipedia

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    The Anglosphere is the Anglo-American sphere of influence. [ a ] The term was first coined by the science fiction writer Neal Stephenson in his book The Diamond Age , published in 1995. John Lloyd adopted the term in 2000 and defined it as including English-speaking countries like the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, New ...

  5. Settlement hierarchy - Wikipedia

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    At this density, the settlement's population, spheres of influence, and gross domestic product tends to exceed that of most countries with lesser density. The need for administrative divisions , public transportation , public infrastructure and other government public services is critically essential for the sustainable growth and continued ...

  6. Near abroad - Wikipedia

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    One of the indicators of the decreasing influence of Russia in its "near abroad" is the diminishing status of the Russian language (which had, among the languages of the Soviet Union, a preferred status of the "language of interethnic communication" [7] [8]): in many countries there is a sharp decrease in the knowledge of Russian among the ...

  7. Glossary of geography terms (N–Z) - Wikipedia

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    Also narrow. A land or water passage that is confined or restricted by its narrow breadth, often a strait or a water gap. nation A stable community of people formed on the basis of a common geographic territory, language, economy, ethnicity, or psychological make-up as manifested in a common culture. national mapping agency A governmental agency which manages, produces, and publishes ...

  8. Greater Iran - Wikipedia

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    At its height, Iranian rulers controlled Iraq, Afghanistan, Western Pakistan, much of Central Asia, and the Caucasus. Many Iranians today consider these areas part of a greater Iranian sphere of influence." - Patrick Clawson [38] "Since the days of the Achaemenids, the Iranians had the protection of geography. But high mountains and the vast ...

  9. Sphere of influence (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Sphere of influence (astrodynamics), the area, typically spherical, around a celestial body, e.g. a star, in which that body is the biggest gravitational influence; Sphere of influence (black hole), a region around a black hole in which the gravitation of the black hole dominates that of the host bulge; Sphere of influence, an area or region ...