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Geography

The study of physical characteristics of earth and the distribution and effects of life on earth, especially that of humans.

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freeze-thaw weathering

Geography; Physical geography

A process of physical or mechanical weathering. In areas which experience a diurnal temperature range above and below 0蚓 then water is frozen and thawed on a daily basis. As it ...

sub-glacial

Geography; Physical geography

Lit. Under the glacier.

longshore drift

Geography; Physical geography

The net movement of sediment along a coast. The direction of swash is usually not perpendicular to the coastline. Sediment is thus moved up a beach and across at the same time. As ...

forminifera

Geography; Physical geography

A protozoan, microscopic shellfish which proliferates in warm marine environments and whose sedimentation leads eventually to the formation of chalk.

hypersaline

Geography; Physical geography

Lit. With high salt content. Hypersaline lakes such as the dead sea have a much higher salt content than 'normal' sea water.

oceanic crust

Geography; Physical geography

The outer layer of the earth surface that lies beneath the oceans. As oceanic crust is denser than continental crust it generally lies below sea level.