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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°.