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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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swash

Geography; Physical geography

The running of water up a beach under the momentum of a breaking wave.

precipitate

Geography; Physical geography

A solid that has formed out of dissolved state.

intrusive landform

Geography; Physical geography

One produced by the cooling of magma into solid igneous rock within the crust.

geodesy

Geography; Physical geography

The science of measuring the surface of the earth.

precambrian

Geography; Physical geography

A span of geologic time lasting from 4600m to 570m years ago.

tributary

Geography; Physical geography

One river joining another. Usually the smaller of the two is labelled the tributary, and the larger is the main channel.

geomorphology

Geography; Physical geography

The science of understanding landform formation.