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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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moor
Geography; Physical geography
Open, often hilly, expanse of land characterized by wet, spongy, peaty soils and vegetation such as moss, coarse grass and heather.
helical flow
Geography; Physical geography
The spiraling flow of water in meandering channels caused by the deflection of flow as water hits the bending banks.
katabatic
Geography; Physical geography
A wind flowing down valley sides and floors, usually as air cools, condenses and sinks at night.
overgrazing
Geography; Physical geography
Removal of vegetation cover from an area by grazing animals at a rate that exceeds the ability of the land to replace that vegetation.
ecotone
Geography; Physical geography
The transition zone between very diverse ecosystems e.g. From tropical rainforest to savanna.
gondwanaland
Geography; Physical geography
A supercontinent proposed by alfred wegener after the breakup of pangaea (the single continent) into two. Gondwanaland was the southerly of these two.
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