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Situation

Geography; Geography

Features of a place related to its location relative to other places (e.g., accessibility, hinterland quality).

Sinkhole

Geography; Geography

Crater formed when the roof of a cavern collapses; usually found in areas of limestone rock.

Snowline

Geography; Geography

The lowest elevation at which snow remains from year to year and does not melt during the summer.

Silage

Geography; Geography

Fodder (livestock feed) prepared by storing and fermenting green forage plants in a silo.

Climax vegetation

Geography; Geography

The vegetation that would exist in an area if growth had proceeded undisturbed for an extended period. This would be the "final" collection of plant types that presumably would remain forever, or ...

Continental climate

Geography; Geography

The type of climate found in the interior of the major continents in the middle, or temperate, latitudes. The climate is characterised by a great seasonal variation in temperatures, four distinct ...

Continental divide

Geography; Geography

The line of high ground that separates the oceanic drainage basins of a continent; the river systems of a continent on opposite sides of a continental divide flow toward different oceans.