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Geography
The study of physical characteristics of earth and the distribution and effects of life on earth, especially that of humans.
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primary product
Geography; Geography
A product that is important as a raw material in developed economies; a product consumed in its primary (i.e., unprocessed) state (see Staple Product).
primary sector
Geography; Geography
That portion of a region's economy devoted to the extraction of basic materials (e.g., mining, lumbering, agriculture).
quaternary sector
Geography; Geography
That portion of a region's economy devoted to informational and idea-generating activities (e.g., basic research, universities and colleges, and news media).
rainshadow
Geography; Geography
An area of diminished precipitation on the lee (downwind) side of a mountain or mountain range.
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