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Geography Glossary B6

 

1. A system that measures in reference to the cardinal points of a compass in 90 degree quadrants?

2. Descriptive system that determines wind speed by noting the effect of the wind on the environment?

3. Sedimentary structure that usually represents a layer of deposited sediment?

4. A layer in a series of sedimentary beds that marks a change in the type of deposits?

5. Portion of the stream load that is carried along the stream bed without being permanently suspend in the flowing water?

6. Rock at or near (beneath soil and regolith) the Earth's surface that is solid and relatively unweathered?

7. The plant and animal organisms that live on the sea floor?

8. A deep crevasse commonly found at the head of an alpine glacier?

9. Low hill of sand that forms along coastal beaches?

10. High pressure system that develops over the western subtropical North Atlantic?

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