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Geographical terms include country, continent, and zoogeographical region.
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Facilitates searching of ambiguous terms by specifying the field
(e.g., "Turkey" the country vs. the bird).
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The controlled vocabulary list (Authority File) includes 421 terms. Use the con-
trolled vocabulary list (Authority File) hierarchy to search for broader terms.
History Note:
Prior to 1993, search in the title and keyterms.
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