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  2. Glossary of geography terms (A–M) - Wikipedia

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    derelict land An area of land which has been damaged or devalued by some process, either natural or man-made (e.g. extractive industry), and/or simply neglected, causing it to be abandoned by human interests (and often other organisms) and leaving it incapable of being used productively in its present condition. [4] See also brownfield land. desert

  3. Glossary of geography terms (N–Z) - Wikipedia

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    Also narrow. A land or water passage that is confined or restricted by its narrow breadth, often a strait or a water gap. nation A stable community of people formed on the basis of a common geographic territory, language, economy, ethnicity, or psychological make-up as manifested in a common culture. national mapping agency A governmental agency which manages, produces, and publishes ...

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  5. Glossary of landforms - Wikipedia

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    Mesa – Elevated area of land with a flat top and sides, usually much wider than buttes; Mountain pass – Route through a mountain range or over a ridge; Plain – Expanse of land that is mostly flat and treeless; Plateau – Highland area, usually of relatively flat terrain; Ravine – Small valley, often due to stream erosion

  6. Land (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    -land, a suffix used in the names of several countries and other regions; LAND, a type of denial-of-service attack; Land (economics), a factor of production comprising all naturally occurring resources; Land (surname) Landing, the end of a flight; Land Tawney, an American conservationist; In rifling, lands are the raised areas between grooves ...

  7. Specialization - Wikipedia

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    Economic specialization, the separation of tasks within an economy; Flexible Specialization (Post-Fordism), a name given to the dominant system of economic production, consumption and associated socio-economic phenomena, in most industrialized countries since the late 20th century; Network governance, also known as Flexible Specialization

  8. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    piece of land jutting into any body of water, esp. a river ("points and bends"); a prominence or peak (of mountains, hills, rocks), also an extremity of woods or timber pontoon blackjack, twenty-one a buoyant device pop to place or put ("I popped the book on the table") a sharp explosive sound (noun and verb) pop music

  9. List of academic fields - Wikipedia

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    Mind map of top level disciplines and professions. An academic discipline or field of study is known as a branch of knowledge.It is taught as an accredited part of higher education.