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Physical geography

Backswamp

Geography; Physical geography

Marshy low lying area in a stream's floodplain. Commonly found behind levees.

Backshore slope

Geography; Physical geography

Sloping bank landward of the shore. This coastal feature is composed of relatively non-mobile sediments.

Backscattering

Geography; Physical geography

Portion of solar radiation directed back into space as a result of particle scattering in the atmosphere.

Assimilation

Geography; Physical geography

(1) Absorption and creation of food resources. (2) Organic metabolic products of food digestion. Usually the various organic constituents of the organism.

Asexual reproduction

Geography; Physical geography

Any process of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes.

Background extinction

Geography; Physical geography

Normal extinction of species that occurs as a result of changes in local environmental conditions. Also see mass extinction.

Azimuth

Geography; Physical geography

A system that measures direction clockwise from North over 360°.

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