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Valley – Low area between hills, often with a river running through it; Vale – Low area between hills, often with a river running through it; Wadi – River valley, especially a dry riverbed that contains water only during times of heavy rain; Waterfall – A point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop
A unit of area traditionally defined as the area of a plot of land one chain (66 feet) by one furlong (660 feet), equivalent to 43,560 square feet (0.001563 sq mi; 4,047 m 2), or about 0.40 hectare. active volcano A volcano that is currently erupting, or one that has erupted within the last 10,000 years (the Holocene) or during recorded history ...
This category is for specific geographical areas or regions that are delineated by natural features such as meadows, deserts, etc. Any geographical regions that are political regions in nature, e.g. of a country or other political unit, would go in Category:Geographical regions
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 ...
A flat or very gently sloping area on the floor of a deep ocean basin. absolute dating The process of determining a specific date (in years or some other unit of time) for an archaeological, geological or paleontological site or artifact. accident A sudden discontinuity of ground, such as a fault of great thickness, bed or lentil of unstable ...
municipality (amalgamated urban areas without town rights) NUTS Europe: Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics obec Czech Republic: municipality Slovakia: область : Countries formerly in the Soviet Union or Yugoslavia: province, region община Bulgaria: municipality okres Czech Republic: district Slovakia: okrug
A specific ecological area that is inhabited by a specific plant or animal species. habitat fragmentation The discontinuation of a species' habitat as caused by environmental change. halophyte A salt-loving plant. halophile A salt-loving organism. heath Low-growing woody vegetation found on free-draining acidic soils. heterotroph See consumer ...
An industry word is a specialized kind of technical terminology used in a certain industry. Industry words and phrases are often used in a specific area, and those in that field know and use the terminology. [25] Precise technical terms and their definitions are formally recognized, documented, and taught by educators in the field.