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Natural environment
Related to any physical feature of the earth's natural environment.
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zonation
Natural environment; Landslide
A term used generally, even vaguely, for a region of latitudinal character more or less set off from surrounding regions by some distinctive characteristic; for example, the ...
alluvial fan
Natural environment; Landslide
An outspread, gently sloping mass of alluvium deposited by a stream, especially in an arid or semiarid region where a stream issues from a narrow canyon onto a plain or valley ...
bedding suface
Natural environment; Landslide
In sedimentary or stratified rocks, the division planes which separate each successive layer or bed from the one above or below. It commonly marks a visible change in lithology or ...
bedding plane
Natural environment; Landslide
In sedimentary or stratified rocks, the division planes which separate each successive layer or bed from the one above or below. It commonly marks a visible change in lithology or ...
bedrock
Natural environment; Landslide
The solid rock underlying gravel, sand, slay, etc.; any solid rock exposed at the surface of the earth or overlain by unconsolidated material.
bore hole
Natural environment; Landslide
A circular hole drilled into the earth, often to a great depth, as a prospective oil well, or for exploratory purposes.
catch basin
Natural environment; Landslide
A large excavated basin into which a debris flow runs or is directed, and where it quickly dissipates its energy and deposits its load. Abandoned gravel pits or rock quarries can ...
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