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Also amphidrome and tidal node. A geographical location where there is little or no tide, i.e. where the tidal amplitude is zero or nearly zero because the height of sea level does not change appreciably over time (meaning there is no high tide or low tide), and around which a tidal crest circulates once per tidal period (approximately every 12 hours). Tidal amplitude increases, though not ...
[3] neck 1. A narrow stretch of land with water on each side, e.g. an isthmus or promontory. [4] 2. A narrow stretch of woodland or of ice. [4] 3. A high level pass, especially the narrowest part. [4] nehrung A long sandspit separating a haff or lagoon from the sea, especially one along the south coast of the Baltic Sea. [4] neighborhood
Geography is subject to the laws of physics, and in studying things that occur in space, time must be considered. Time in geography is more than just the historical record of events that occurred at various discrete coordinates; but also includes modeling the dynamic movement of people, organisms, and things through space. [10]
Coastal navigation was practiced since the most ancient times. [2] The biblical account of the great flood, where the Noah's Ark appears, is based both on myths and on the navigational practice of the Mesopotamian civilizations, who from the Sumerians onwards navigated their two rivers (Tigris and Euphrates) and the Persian Gulf.
Put your knowledge to the test with this vocab quiz. Sigma. Your middle schooler describes his friend as “sigma.” That means he thinks his friend is: a. weak. b. weird. c. Greek.
The word exclave [3] is a logically extended back-formation of enclave. Characteristics. Enclaves exist for a variety of historical, political and geographical reasons.
Glossary of geography terms may refer to: Glossary of geography terms (A–M) Glossary of geography terms (N–Z) This page was last edited on 25 ...
The term may further denote knowledge stored in documents like the "knowledge housed in the library" [7] or the knowledge base of an expert system. [8] Knowledge is closely related to intelligence, but intelligence is more about the ability to acquire, process, and apply information, while knowledge concerns information and skills that a person ...