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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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hardpan
Geography; Physical geography
A thin crust of material within a soil as a result of the illuviation of iron and/or aluminium from layers above or the precipitation of calcium carbonates which cement sands ...
pelean eruption
Geography; Physical geography
After the 1902 eruption of mount pel-/spane e in martinique, an extremely violent eruption that begins with an explosive pyroclastic cloud.
metamorphic rock
Geography; Physical geography
Rocks created by the chemical alteration of existing rocks under the influence of temperature, pressure, or both.
wave-cut notch
Geography; Physical geography
The undercut portion of a cliff where the base has been eroded by wave action.
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