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Gymnosperm

Geography; Physical geography

Plant that bears naked seeds. Representatives of this group include the conifers.

Gust front

Geography; Physical geography

A boundary found ahead of a thunderstorm that separates cold storm downdrafts from warm humid surface air. Winds in this phenomenon are strong and fast.

Ground moraine

Geography; Physical geography

A thick layer of till deposited by a melting glacier.

General term used to describe all bodies of ice in the ground surface of the permafrost layer. Also called anchor ice. Some forms of ground ice include: pore ice, needle ice, ice wedge, segregated ...

Grassland

Geography; Physical geography

Ecosystem whose dominant species are various types of grass. Found in regions where average precipitation is not great enough to support the growth of shrublands or forest.