Contributors in Geography
Geography
Absolute humidity
Geography; Geography
The mass of water vapour in the atmosphere per unit of volume of space.
Dry farming
Geography; Geography
A type of farming practised in semi-arid or dry grassland areas without irrigation using such approaches as fallowing, maintaining a finely broken surface, and growing drought-tolerant crops.
Economies of agglomeration
Geography; Geography
The economic advantages that accrue to an activity by locating close to other activities; benefits that follow from complementarity or shared public services.
Discriminatory shipping rates
Geography; Geography
A transportation charge levied in a manner that is inequitable to some shippers, primarily because of those shippers' location.
Degree day
Geography; Geography
Deviation of one-degree temperature for one day from an arbitrary standard, usually the long-term average temperature for a place.
Dormant volcano
Geography; Geography
An active volcano that is in repose (quiescence) but is expected to erupt in the future.