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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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dry adiabatic lapse rate (DALR)
Geography; Physical geography
The rate of fall in air temperature by adiabatic change as unsaturated air gains altitude. Approximately 1蚓 per 100m.
chloroflurocarbons
Geography; Physical geography
Chemicals which were used in foam, refrigeration units, and aerosols for many years. Their release into the atmosphere was held responsible for the depletion of helpful ozone in ...
beaufort scale
Geography; Physical geography
A scale for wind speed, and therefore strength, based on observable effects.
dry valley
Geography; Physical geography
Valley, usually found in upland areas of limestone or chalk, demonstrating the characteristics of a typical upper course river, but containing no river.
choropleth map
Geography; Physical geography
A map using different densities of shading to indicate the distribution of different classes of data by administrative unit across an area.
bedding plane
Geography; Physical geography
The boundary between adjacent layers or strata in a sedimentary rock.
dumping
Geography; Physical geography
Large-scale selling of a good in another country at below-cost price to earn foreign currency, get rid of excess production or attack that country domestic producers.
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