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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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bog

Geography; Physical geography

Waterlogged, spongy ground forming in cooler, high-rainfall areas. Only smaller plants are able to grow and their decomposition is very slow leading to peat soil formation. Often ...

conservative plate margin

Geography; Physical geography

In plate tectonics, a plate boundary where the relative movement of the two crustal plates is lateral, or past each other.

boreal

Geography; Physical geography

Most usually used to mean northern in reference to latitudes 45°-75°n and in association with the largely coniferous forests found here.

conservation

Geography; Physical geography

The maintenance of a landscape (natural or man-made) in its current state.

boserup, ester

Geography; Physical geography

A danish economist who suggested that the ideas of malthus regarding the relationship between population and resources, particularly food, did not hold because technological ...

constructive plate margin

Geography; Physical geography

In plate tectonics, a plate boundary where the relative movement of the crustal plates is apart from each other allowing magma to rise from the mantle and solidify to construct ...