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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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contour line
Geography; Physical geography
On topographical maps, the isolines connecting points of equal height above sea-level.
contract farming
Geography; Physical geography
Where large agribusinesses, usually food processing companies or supermarket chains, contract farmers to provide them with particular types of produce.
conurbation
Geography; Physical geography
Large, effectively continuous urban area produced as urban sprawl leads formerly separate settlements to coalesce.
convection
Geography; Physical geography
Transfer of heat in a gas or liquid by upward movement of the hotter, less dense portion. Found in atmospheric, oceanic and asthenospheric mediums.
abiotic
Geography; Physical geography
Not from living things. In physical geography, used to describe non-living components of an environment such as rock or water.
convection current
Geography; Physical geography
The circular movement of a liquid or gas undergoing convection in a limited space.
ablation
Geography; Physical geography
The net loss of water from a glacier through melting, calving, evaporation, sublimation or wind transport. Is dominant to accumulation over space and time when the glacier enters ...
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