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Unconfined groundwater
Geography; Physical geography
Groundwater that is not restricted by impervious layers of rock.
Unconformity
Geography; Physical geography
A break in the sequence of sedimentary strata. Often the unconformity surface is the result of erosion.
Undercut bank
Geography; Physical geography
Steep bank found on the inside of stream meanders. Formed by the erosion that occurs when a stream channel moves horizontally.
Uniformitarianism
Geography; Physical geography
Is a theory that rejects the idea that catastrophic forces were responsible for the current conditions on the Earth. The theory suggested instead, that continuing uniformity of existing processes ...
Universal time (UT)
Geography; Physical geography
The mean solar time of the meridian at the Prime Meridian. Universal Time replaced the time standard known as Greenwich Mean Time in 1928. Universal Time is commonly used to denote solar time.
Universal transverse mercator (UTM) grid system
Geography; Physical geography
Rectangular coordinate system used to find location of points on the Earth's surface. Based on the Universal Transverse Mercator projection system.
