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Global positioning system (GPS)

Geography; Physical geography

System used to determine latitude, longitude, and elevation anywhere on or above the Earth's surface. This system involves the transmission of radio signals from a number of specialised satellites to ...

Gleysol soil

Geography; Physical geography

Soil order (type) of the Canadian System of Soil Classification. This soil type is found in habitats that are frequently flooded or permanently waterlogged. Its soil horizons show the chemical signs ...

Gleization

Geography; Physical geography

A soil formation process that occurs in poorly drained environments. Results in the development of extensive soil organic layer over a layer of chemically reduced clay that takes on a blue color.

Glaze

Geography; Physical geography

Coating of ice that forms when rain falls on a surface with a temperature below freezing.

Grid south

Geography; Physical geography

The direction south as measured on the Universal Transverse Mercator grid system.

Grid north

Geography; Physical geography

The direction north as measured on the Universal Transverse Mercator grid system.

Greenhouse gases

Geography; Physical geography

Gases responsible for the greenhouse effect. These gases include: water vapour (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2); methane (CH4); nitrous oxide (N2O); chlorofluorocarbons (CFxClx); and tropospheric ozone ...