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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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oxidation
Geography; Physical geography
A type of chemical weathering occurring when metal ions in a rock react with oxygen in the air or water.
pyrophytes
Geography; Physical geography
Plants adapted to withstand fire, and to require fire for regeneration.
endemic
Geography; Physical geography
The presence, regularly or exclusively, of a plant or living organism in a particular area or population. Most usually used in reference to disease causing organisms.
monsoon
Geography; Physical geography
a seasonal prevailing wind. Two types: Summer monsoon: intense heating of a continental mass in summer months due to the arrival of the heat equator causes convectional uplift ...
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