Map Definition–noun | 1. | a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada. | | 2. | a maplike delineation, representation, or reflection of anything: The old man's face is a map of time. | | 4. | Slang. the face: Wipe that smile off that ugly map of yours. | –verb (used with object) | 6. | to represent or delineate on or as if on a map. | | 7. | to sketch or plan (often fol. by out): to map out a new career. | —Idioms | 8. | off the map, out of existence; into oblivion: Whole cities were wiped off the map. | | 9. | put on the map, to bring into the public eye; make known, famous, or prominent: The discovery of gold put our town on the map. | |
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CNN - Found Oct. 16, 2008
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ThirdSector - Found Oct. 3, 2008
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ClimateWire RSS News Feed - Found Sep. 29, 2008
Statistics which map how and where the CO2 is being produced in the UK have been published by Government.
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Real Business - Found Sep. 26, 2008
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Directions Magazine - Found Sep. 14, 2008
Thus, I don't know if the article provides a map or not. In any case, the UK's Telegraph (the lead author is a US-born Cambridge professor...
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