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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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antecedent drainage
Geography; Physical geography
The maintenance of course by an old river over more recent uplifting of the land surface.
deflation
Geography; Physical geography
Wind removal of small, grain-size rock particles such as sand.
anticyclone
Geography; Physical geography
A stable, generally subsiding air mass producing high pressure, warming conditions. The resultant fall in relative humidity leads to clear skies.
degradation
Geography; Physical geography
When high discharge creates a high energy environment in a river channel leading to a lowering of the channel bed.
channel flow
Geography; Physical geography
Run off of surface water in a defined channel as in a river or stream.
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