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Continental margin

Geography; Physical geography

The area between a continent's shoreline and the beginning of the ocean floor. It includes the continental shelf, continental rise, and continental slope.

Continental glacier

Geography; Physical geography

Largest type of glacier with a surface coverage in the order of 5 million square kilometers.

Composite volcano

Geography; Physical geography

Volcano created from alternate layers of flows and exploded rock. Their height ranges from 100 to 3,500 metres tall. The chemistry of the magma of these volcanoes is quite variable ranging from ...

Competitive exclusion

Geography; Physical geography

Situation where no two competitively interacting species can occupy exactly the same fundamental niche indefinitely because of resource limitations. The outcome of this process is the local ...

Competition

Geography; Physical geography

Interaction where two or more organisms in the same space require the same resource (e.g., food, water, nesting space, and ground space) which is in limiting supply to the individuals seeking it. ...

Compass

Geography; Physical geography

Navigation instrument that uses the Earth's magnetic field to determine direction.

Coral bleaching

Geography; Physical geography

Situation where coral lose their colourful symbiotic algae. Thought to be caused by unusually warm water, changes in salinity of ocean seawater, or excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation.