Geography and language
An artist’s concept is a scientific illustration
A detailed planet image in a documentary can be an artist’s concept informed by scientific data.
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Geography and language journal articles — page 14
Choose a practical article about geography and language. These topic indexes complement the six-article journal pages.
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Geography and language
Weather video: radar echoes and satellite clouds differ
A cloud on a satellite image and an echo on a radar map are observations from different instruments.
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A country’s HDI score is a defined summary
A news report can use the Human Development Index to compare countries, but the score does not summarise every aspect of life in a place.
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Average on television can mean different things
A report’s typical value may be a mean or a median.
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A poll’s margin of error does not explain every uncertainty
A television poll number needs its sampling method, question, field dates and population.
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A price index of 120 is not a price of $120
A news chart with a base of one hundred describes an index, not a currency amount.
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