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2. Glossary of geography terms (A–M) - Wikipedia

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   This glossary of geography terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in geography and related fields, including Earth science, oceanography, cartography, and human geography, as well as those describing spatial dimension, topographical features, natural resources, and the collection, analysis, and visualization of geographic data.

3. Surface and bulk erosion - Wikipedia

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   Surface and bulk erosion are two different forms of erosion that describe how a degrading polymer erodes. In surface erosion, the polymer degrades from the exterior surface. The inside of the material does not degrade until all the surrounding material around it has been degraded. [ 1] In bulk erosion, degradation occurs throughout the whole ...

4. Glossary of geography terms (N–Z) - Wikipedia

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   N. nadir. narrows. Also narrow. A land or water passage that is confined or restricted by its narrow breadth, often a strait or a water gap. nation. A stable community of people formed on the basis of a common geographic territory, language, economy, ethnicity, or psychological make-up as manifested in a common culture. national mapping agency.

5. Physical properties of soil - Wikipedia

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   The physical properties of soil, in order of decreasing importance for ecosystem services such as crop production, are texture, structure, bulk density, porosity, consistency, temperature, colour and resistivity. [ 1] Soil texture is determined by the relative proportion of the three kinds of soil mineral particles, called soil separates: sand ...

6. Stream order - Wikipedia

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   The stream order or waterbody order is a positive whole number used in geomorphology and hydrology to indicate the level of branching in a river system.. There are various approaches [1] to the topological ordering of rivers or sections of rivers based on their distance from the source ("top down" [2]) or from the confluence (the point where two rivers merge) or river mouth ("bottom up" [3 ...

7. Scientific control - Wikipedia

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   A scientific control is an experiment or observation designed to minimize the effects of variables other than the independent variable (i.e. confounding variables ). [ 1] This increases the reliability of the results, often through a comparison between control measurements and the other measurements. Scientific controls are a part of the ...

8. Outline of geography - Wikipedia

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   Geography as. an academic discipline – a body of knowledge given to − or received by − a disciple (student); a branch or sphere of knowledge, or field of study, that an individual has chosen to specialize in. Modern geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks to understand the Earth and its human and natural complexities − ...

9. Geo-literacy - Wikipedia

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   In this case, their term "GeoLiteracy" referred to the integration of geography and traditional language arts literacy. In 1997, Linda Ferguson and Eva LaMar established an educational project they called "The Geo-Literacy Project". LaMar describes geo-literacy as "the use of visual learning and communication tools to build an in-depth ...