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zonal soil

Geography; Physical geography

Soils that have been under development for a very long period of time and therefore show characteristics clearly attributable to the biome in which they are found.

pioneer

Geography; Physical geography

Used to define a species or community of plant(s) that is first to colonise a previously barren area.

isotope

Geography; Physical geography

Some elements have more than one form. They differ only in nuclear terms rather than chemical ones and have different relative atomic mass as a result. They may behave slightly differently which ...

lacustrine

Geography; Physical geography

Used to refer to waters, deposits and biota.

jet stream

Geography; Physical geography

An upper atmosphere wind which blows in a narrow band from west to east.

Statistical measure of the spread of values around the median. When the upper, or higher, 25% of values and the lower 25% of values are removed, the spread of the remaining, interquartile, values is ...