write down 50 geographical terms and their definition
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absolute location
The particular location of a point on the Earth's surface that can be expressed by a grid reference such as latitude and longitude.[1]
accessibility
A locational characteristic that permits a place to be reached by the efforts of those at other places.[2]
accessibility resource
A naturally emergent landscape form that eases communication between areas.[2]
active volcano
A volcano that is currently erupting, or one that has erupted within the last 10,000 years (the Holocene) or during recorded history.[3]
affluent
See tributary.
alluvium
Clay, silt, gravel, or similar detrital material deposited by running water.[2]
altitude
The height of an object in the atmosphere above sea level. Compare elevation.[1]
Antarctic
The region of the Earth that is south of the Antarctic Circle.
aquifer
An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock, rock fractures, or unconsolidated materials such as gravel, sand, or silt.
archipelago
A collection of islands in a sea.
arête
A sharp, narrow mountain ridge, often resulting from the erosive activity of alpine glaciers flowing in adjacent valleys.[2]
arroyo
A deep gully cut by a stream that flows only part of the year; a dry gulch. The term is used primarily in desert areas.[2]
Arctic
The region of the Earth that is north of the Arctic Circle. .
ash
Fragments of lava or rock less than 1⁄3 centimetre (0.13 in) in diameter that have been ejected into the atmosphere by a volcanic explosion.[3]
A bound collection of maps.[1]
atmosphere
The mixture of gases, aerosols, solid particles, and water vapor that envelops the Earth.[3]
atoll
A ring-shaped coral reef that partially or completely encircles a lagoon.
ayre
Another name for a shingle beach or other gravel-covered spit, bar, or tombolo, used primarily in the archipelagos of northern Scotland.
azimuth
The angle formed between a reference vector (often magnetic north) and a line from the observer to a point of interest projected perpendicularly to the zenith on the same plane as the reference vector. Azimuth is usually measured in degrees and can be determined with a compass.
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backwater
A part of a river in which there is little or no current.
badlands
An area of rugged or irregular topography resulting from extensive wind and water erosion of sedimentary rock.[2]
bajada
Also spelled bahada.
A series of adjacent alluvial fans coalescing in a basin at the foot of a mountain range.
bar
An elevated region of sediment such as sand or gravel which has been deposited by the flow of a river or other moving body of water. See also shoal.
barrier ridge
Any steep, unnavigable ridge or escarpment isolating one terrain from another.
base level
The lowest level to which a stream can erode its bed. The ultimate base level of all streams is the sea.[2]
basin
See depression.
batholith
A very large body of igneous rock, usually granite, which has been exposed by erosion of the overlying rock.[2]
bathymetry
1. The measurement of water depth, mainly of seas and oceans but sometimes of deep lakes.
2. The study and depiction of the physical features or relief of the floor of a lake or ocean. In this sense bathymetry is considered the underwater equivalent of hypsometry or topography.
bay
A coastal body of water that is directly connected to but recessed from a larger body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or another bay. The land surrounding a bay often shelters it from strong winds and waves, making bays ideal places for ports and harbors. Bays are sometimes found adjacent to headlands on discordant coastlines.
beach
A landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake, or river with a loose surface of sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, shells, stones, or coral.
bearing
The direction or position of an object, or the direction of an object's movement, relative to a fixed point. It is typically measured in degrees and can be determined with a compass. By convention, magnetic north is defined as having a bearing of zero degrees.
bedrock
The solid rock in the Earth's crust that underlies all soil and other loose material; the rock material that breaks down eventually to form soil.[2]
bight
A bend or curve in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature typically indicating an especially large, open bay that is shallower than a sound.
biological diversity
Also called biodiversity.