To mitigate risks and collect user feedback, development and delivery efforts have been divided into

I believe the answer is: Segments

By dividing it into segments, it would be easier to differentiate each obstacles that exist so we can take care of it one step at a time. This allow us to identify where potential risk would come from and mitigate them by making proper preparation or insurance to address the risks

To mitigate risks and collect user feedback, development and delivery efforts have been divided into segments. Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning (STP) is a familiar strategic approach in Modern Marketing and is one of the most commonly applied marketing models in practice.

well, there are a lot of places we get information about earth from. like science classes, websites, books, newspapers, etc.

conformal maps greatly distort _sizes_ of continents in higher latitudes.

the answer is sizes.