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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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plucking
Geography; Physical geography
A form of glacial erosion in which ice freezes on to rock and pulls it away when the glacier moves on.
ocean trench
Geography; Physical geography
Deep depressions in the ocean floor (up to 11km) formed at a subduction zone where the denser plate is forced below the less dense one.
maritime climate
Geography; Physical geography
The climate of land areas in coastal regions where the characteristics of the climate are clearly affected by the proximity to the water mass. For example, the uk has a very ...
gelifluction
Geography; Physical geography
A form of mass movement in which thawed upper soil layers move over permafrost.
gorge
Geography; Physical geography
Deep, narrow, steep (often vertical) sided valley which usually has a river occupying its entire floor.
pyroclastic cloud
Geography; Physical geography
The cloud of gas, ash, dust, stones and rocks emitted during a highly explosive volcanic eruption.
frost creep
Geography; Physical geography
A form of mass movement where expansion due to freezing of water in the upper soil leads to downslope collapse on thawing and thus a net downslope movement.
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