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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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glacial retreat
Geography; Physical geography
When ablation exceeds accumulation causing a net loss of ice from the glacier. This usually involves the snout being found at a point in the valley short of the farthest it ever ...
red tide
Geography; Physical geography
A bloom of surface algae, red in colour, found in coastal waters when a heavy nutrient load is washed from the land stimulating the algal growth.
sedimentary rock
Geography; Physical geography
Any rock formed from sediments under pressure from other overlying sediments.
hurricane
Geography; Physical geography
Term for a tropical cyclone forming in the atlantic or caribbean. They usually pose a hazard to the caribbean islands and south-eastern usa.
flash flood
Geography; Physical geography
When flooding is very sudden and high volume compared to the channel involved.
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