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Geography universe A to Z index
Introduction to the geography universe
A
B
C
Cartographic boundary files (CBFs)
Census agglomeration (CA)
Census agricultural region (CAR)
Census consolidated subdivision (CCS)
Census division (CD)
Census metropolitan area (CMA) and census agglomeration (CA)
Census metropolitan area and census agglomeration influenced zones (MIZ)
Census subdivision – previous census
Census subdivision (CSD)
Census tract (CT)
Coordinate system
D
Datum
Designated place (DPL)
Digital boundary files (DBFs)
Dissemination area (DA)
Dissemination block (DB)
E
Economic region (ER)
Ecumene
Enumeration area (EA)
F
Federal electoral district (FED)
Forward sortation area (FSA)
G
Geocoding
Geographic code
Geographic reference date
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
National Geographic Base (NGB)
National Geographic Database (NGD)
O
P
Place name (PN)
Population density
Postal code
Province or territory
Q
R
Reference map
Representative point
Road network file (RNF)
Rural area (RA)
S
Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)
Spatial data quality elements
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC)
Statistical Area Classification (SAC)
T
U
Urban area (UA)
Urban core, urban fringe and rural fringe
Urban population size group
