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Physical geography
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Physical geography
Niche specialisation
Geography; Physical geography
Process where evolution, through natural selection, adapts a species to a particular set of abiotic and biotic characteristics within a habitat.
Niche
Geography; Physical geography
Adaptive role that a species has in a habitat. This includes its behaviour and interactions with other species.
Newton
Geography; Physical geography
A unit of force that creates an acceleration on a mass of 1 kilogramme equal to 1 metre per second with no friction and under the conditions of a vacuum.
Natural selection
Geography; Physical geography
Environment's influence on the reproductive success of individuals in a population. It results in the exclusion of maladapted genetic traits found within individuals in a population.
Natural ionising radiation
Geography; Physical geography
Ionising radiation that comes from natural sources in the environment.
Natural hazards
Geography; Physical geography
(1) Natural phenomena that produce negative effects on life. (2) The study of the hazards of natural phenomena.
Natural gas
Geography; Physical geography
Hydrocarbon based gas, mainly composed of methane, commonly found in the pores of sedimentary rocks of marine origin.
