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        "relation": "is related to",
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        "relation": "is related to",
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        "relation": "is related to",
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        "Local and Indigenous communities",
        "Map users"
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                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits a specific feature type?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
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                "id": "specific-finding",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits it?",
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                    "text": "Is the presentation neutral?",
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                    "text": "How do natural features form and change, according to geomorphology and hydrology?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits a specific process?",
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        "id": "learn",
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                    "text": "Which gazetteers and databases catalogue geographical features, and how are they used?",
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                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
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            "id": "teach",
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                "id": "teach-finding",
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                    "text": "How can geographical features be taught with maps and field work?",
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                    "text": "Which misconceptions arise?",
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    "Should each feature type be a separate entry?",
    "How should gazetteers be linked?",
    "How should naming disputes be attributed?"
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