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Earth science
Any of several geological sciences that are concerned with the earth, its origins, and all of its various structures and physical forms and phenomena.
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cartogram
Earth science; Geology
A "map" that is a diagram used to present statistical information. A common cartogram shows the countries of the world with the size of the country representing its population.
crop-lien system
Earth science; Geology
A farm financing scheme whereby money is loaned at the beginning of a growing season to pay for farming operations, with the subsequent harvest used as collateral for the loan.
calorie intake
Earth science; Geology
A measurement of the energy-producing capacity of food and the dietary intake of humans. It can therefore be used as an indicator of social well-being to assess quality of life.
central angle
Earth science; Geology
An angle with the vertex at the center of the Earth with one ray passing through the hypocenter (and also the epicenter) and the other ray passing through the recording station.
culture
Earth science; Geology
The accumulated habits, attitudes, and beliefs of a group of people that define for them their general behavior and way of life; the total set of learned activities of a people.
anabatic
Earth science; Geology
This is the name given to air rising up slopes resulting from convection, occurring when the sides of a mountain valley are heated further and more rapidly than the valley floor.
calorie
Earth science; Geology
A unit of heat energy. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram (cubic Centimeter) of water 1 degree Celsius. Also, the substance which gives food its ...
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