Package: ZonesAreas
Parent: Boundaries
Relevant types:
Name | Type | Definition | Description |
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AdministrativeDivision_S | Feature Type | An administratively subordinate division of a geopolitical entity. | A geopolitical entity (country) is typically divided into first-, second-, and lower-order administrative divisions. First-order administrative divisions are immediately subordinate to the government of the geopolitical entity, with second- and lower-order divisions subordinate to those above them. Examples: (first-order) a United States state, a German Land, a French region; a Canadian province; (second-order) a U.S. county, a French department; (third-order) a U.S. township, a French arrondissement; (lower-levels) a French commune. |
ConservationArea_S | Feature Type | An area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means. | As determined, for example, by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). |
ContaminatedRegion_P | Feature Type | A region whose prevailing natural conditions have been degraded through contamination by harmful or objectionable substances. | The contamination may be either naturally occurring or the result of human activity. For example, polluted by sewage or toxic chemicals, obscured by smoke or ash from volcanic eruptions, or contaminated by exposure to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and/or Nuclear (CBRN) agents. |
ContaminatedRegion_S | Feature Type | A region whose prevailing natural conditions have been degraded through contamination by harmful or objectionable substances. | The contamination may be either naturally occurring or the result of human activity. For example, polluted by sewage or toxic chemicals, obscured by smoke or ash from volcanic eruptions, or contaminated by exposure to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and/or Nuclear (CBRN) agents. |