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Legume

Geography; Geography

A plant, such as the soybean, that bears nitrogen-fixing bacteria on its roots, and thereby increases soil nitrogen content.

Leaching

Geography; Geography

A process of soil nutrient removal through the erosive movement and chemical action of water.

Lignite

Geography; Geography

A low-grade brownish coal of relatively poor heat-generating capacity.

Leeward

Geography; Geography

The side of a land mass sheltered from the wind—the opposite of windward.

Post-industrial

Geography; Geography

An economy that gains its basic character from economic activities developed primarily after manufacturing grew to predominance. Most notable would be quaternary economic patterns.

Plate tectonics

Geography; Geography

Geologic theory that the bending (folding) and breaking (faulting) of the solid surface of the earth results from the slow movement of large sections (plates) of that surface.

Populated place

Geography; Geography

Place or area with clustered or scattered buildings and a permanent human population (city, settlement, town, or village) referenced with geographic coordinates.

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