Physical geography

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Map scale

Geography; Physical geography

Ratio between the distance between two points found on a map compared to the actual distance between these points in the real world.

Marble

Geography; Physical geography

Metamorphic rock created by the recrystallization of calcite and/or dolomite.

Map

Geography; Physical geography

An abstraction of the real world that is used to depict, analyze, store, and communicate spatially organised information about physical and cultural phenomena.

Lower mantle

Geography; Physical geography

Layer of the Earth's interior extending from 670 to 2,900 kilometres below the surface crust. Composed of ultramafic rock. This layer is hot and plastic and part of the mantle layer.

Low pressure

Geography; Physical geography

An area of atmospheric pressure within the Earth's atmosphere that is below average. If this system is on the Earth's surface and contains circular wind flow and enclosed isobars it is called a ...