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catchment area

(Encyclopedia) catchment area or drainage basin, area drained by a stream or other body of water. The limits of a given catchment area are the heights of land—often called drainage divides, or…

2012 Piracy Prone Areas and Warnings

The International Maritime Bureau warns mariners to be extra cautious and to take necessary precautions when transiting the following areas: Southeast Asia Bangladesh…

Geometry: Circumference and Area: Pi Anyone?

Circumference and Area: Pi Anyone?GeometryAnatomy of a CircleBasic TermsArcsCircumference and Area: Pi Anyone?TangentsFrom One Theorem Comes Many One of the unusual things about circles is that…

U.S. Cities and Metro Areas: Census 2000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Overall, cities expanded rapidly during the 1990s, growing nearly twice as fast as in the 1980s. Western and southern cities grew the fastest, while…

Area Codes: United States, Canada, Caribbean

Alabama Area CodesAlaska Area CodesArizona Area CodesArkansas Area CodesCalifornia Area CodesColorado Area CodesConnecticut Area CodesDelaware Area CodesFlorida Area CodesGeorgia Area CodesHawaii…

European Economic Area

(Encyclopedia) European Economic Area: see European Free Trade Association; European Union.