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The study of physical characteristics of earth and the distribution and effects of life on earth, especially that of humans.

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anticyclone
Geography; Human geography

A large area of high atmospheric pressure, usually stationary or slow-moving. It is normally associated with widely spaced isobars, resulting in light and variable breezes or calm ...

anvil cloud
Geography; Human geography

A very high cumulonimbus cloud, in which the topmost parts spread out (like an anvil shape) at the base of the stratosphere in the direction of the high-level winds. Cumulonimbus ...

area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB)
Geography; Human geography

Areas in England and Wales that, for reasons of scenery, interest and amenity, enjoy special protection under the terms of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act ...

apartheid
Geography; Human geography

A policy of separate development involving planned racial segregation and spatial reorganization pursued, for example, in S Africa for over 40 years in order to ensure White ...

appropriate technology
Geography; Human geography

A term used increasingly in the context of aid and sustainable development when the know-how and equipment provided by donor nations are properly suited to the conditions ...

aquaculture
Geography; Human geography

The management of water environments for the purpose of increasing the production and harvesting of organic matter (both plant and animal), as for example with fish farming in ...

aquifer
Geography; Human geography

A permeable rock, such as limestone or sandstone, that is capable of holding and transmitting underground water. groundwater in an aquifer is an important source of water for ...

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