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Physical geography

Luvisol soil

Geography; Physical geography

Soil order (type) of the Canadian System of Soil Classification. This soil type is associated with forest vegetation. The most identifying traits of this soil is the presence of calcareous parent ...

Mass number

Geography; Physical geography

Total number of neutrons and protons in the nucleus of an atom. Approximate measure of the mass of an atom. Also see atomic number.

Mass extinction

Geography; Physical geography

A catastrophic, widespread perturbation where major groups of species become extinct in a relatively short time compared to normal background extinctions.

Mass balance

Geography; Physical geography

The relative balance between the input and output of material within a system.

Mass

Geography; Physical geography

Refers to the amount of material found in an object (usually of unit volume).

Mangrove

Geography; Physical geography

Treed wetlands located on the coastlines in warm tropical climates.

Magnitude

Geography; Physical geography

(1) The quantifiable size of a natural event. (2) A quantitative measure of the size of an earthquake using the Richter scale.

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