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Physical geography

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Physical geography

vector

Geography; Physical geography

The unaffected carrier of a disease.

hardpan

Geography; Physical geography

A thin crust of material within a soil as a result of the illuviation of iron and/or aluminium from layers above or the precipitation of calcium carbonates which cement sands together.

laminar flow

Geography; Physical geography

Parallel flow of different portions of an overall flow.

gradient

Geography; Physical geography

The steepness of a slope.

pelean eruption

Geography; Physical geography

After the 1902 eruption of mount pel-/spane e in martinique, an extremely violent eruption that begins with an explosive pyroclastic cloud.

metamorphic rock

Geography; Physical geography

Rocks created by the chemical alteration of existing rocks under the influence of temperature, pressure, or both.

wave-cut notch

Geography; Physical geography

The undercut portion of a cliff where the base has been eroded by wave action.

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