Hyperphosphatemia, that is, an abnormally high serum phosphate level, can result from increased phosphate (PO4) intake, decreased phosphate excretion, or a disorder that shifts intracellular phosphate to extracellular space. (See Pathophysiology, Etiology, Clinical Presentation, and Workup.)
Geography (from Greek Î³ÎµÏÎ³ÏÎ±ÏÎ¯Î±, geographia, literally earth description) is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the phenomena of Earth. The first person to use the word Î³ÎµÏÎ³ÏÎ±ÏÎ¯Î± was Eratosthenes (276â194 BC).
There are two types of locations used to describe where something is: absolute location and relative location. Absolute location is the exact location using latitude and longitude of some place. Relative location is when you use the location of another place to describe where one place is. Absolute Location: The center of the UK is 53.1 degrees N, 2.6 degrees W.