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absolute location

Geography; Geography

The location of a point on the Earth's surface that can be expressed by a grid reference such as latitude and longitude.

accessibility resource

Geography; Geography

A naturally occurring landscape feature that facilitates interaction between places.

accessibility

Geography; Geography

A locational characteristic that permits a place to be reached by the efforts of those at other places.

Rain that has become more acidic than normal (a pH below 5.0) as certain oxides present as airborne pollutants are absorbed by the water droplets. The term is often applied generically to all acidic ...

active volcano

Geography; Geography

A volcano that is currently erupting, or has erupted during recorded history.

aerosol

Geography; Geography

Fine liquid or solid particles suspended in the atmosphere. Aerosols resulting from volcanic eruptions are tiny droplets of sulfuric acid—sulfur dioxide that has picked up oxygen and water.

air mass

Geography; Geography

A very large body of atmosphere defined by essentially similar horizontal air temperatures. Moisture conditions are also usually similar throughout the mass.