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Bioregion

Geography; Physical geography

A unique region on the Earth that has distinct soils, landforms, watersheds, climates, native plants, and animals, and/or other particular natural characteristics.

Biological weathering

Geography; Physical geography

The disintegration of rock and mineral due to the chemical and/or physical agents of an organism.

Biological amplification

Geography; Physical geography

Increase in concentration of toxic fat-soluble chemicals in organisms at successively higher trophic levels of a grazing food chain or food web because of the consumption of organisms at lower ...

Drainage density

Geography; Physical geography

Is the measure of the length of stream channel per unit area of drainage basin. Mathematically its is expressed as: Drainage Density (Dd) = Stream Length / Basin Area

Downwelling current

Geography; Physical geography

Ocean current that travels downward into the ocean because of the convergence of opposing horizontal currents or because of an accumulation of seawater.