Geography Terms +
(geography includes mapmakers, scientists, explorers of the earth and provides a way to look at both the physical world and the people who live in various parts this globe)
Fruits and vegetables grown for sale on the market for profit; profit crop; money crop: Mr. Jenkins thought that if he could produce enough cash crops to sell at the farmers' market, he could earn enough money to pay back his debts.
A waterfall which forms a single long drop: When the couple were in Brazil, on a tour of the country, they were able to view "The devil's Throat" which was the largest cataract falling over a cliff of the Iguazu Falls.
A positively charged ion or an atom with an electrical force created by adding or removing an electron: A cationpossesses more protons than electrons.
The central nucleus of commercial land uses which exist in cities: Jamie works in the central business district of Toronto where there are a large area of busines, firms, banks, offices, etc.
An urban geographical explanation that trys to analyze the number, size, and extent of market services in a system of business: The central place theory is the interpretation of city systems set forth by German geographer Walter Christaller in 1933 which centers on consumer demand, including the maximum distance consumers will travel for a given product and the minimum market size necessary to sustain them.
The functional dominance of cities, in terms of economic, political, and cultural activities, within an urban system: The centrality of a huge city or metropolis cannot exist without a serviceable center or downtown area with banks, offices, stores, shopping centers, a city hall, etc.
A very dry wind which occurs when air that is blown up on the windward side of the Rocky Mountains turns downward: A descending chinook takes place on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains and is dry and warm because it blows from the southwest and brings even more warmer air to the region.
A semicircular hollow with steep walls formed by glacial erosion on mountains: A cirque often forms the head of a valley.
A cirque is a bowl-shaped basin which holds the collecting ground and the firn of an Alpine glacier.
"Firn" is the partially consolidated snow that has passed through one summer melting season but which is not yet glacial ice.
An extremely small mineral particle which can remain in suspension in water indefinitely: The colloids can be large molecules like proteins, or solid, liquid, or gaseous aggregates and the suspension is of finely divided particles in a continuous medium from which the particles do not settle out rapidly and are not readily filtered.
The process that turns water vapor into liquid water: Condensation occurs when when warm water vapor or even steam comes into contact with a cold surface.
Peter always wiped the condensation off the window after getting up in the morning.
In physics, the ratio of the number of molecules condensing on a surface to the total number of molecules touching that surface: The condensation number is generally utilized in the transfer of heat.
A large gathering of individuals: A congregation can be the the territorial and residential clustering of specific groups or subgroups of people in city neighborhoods.
1. One of the parts of the world's primary continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America): Europe is one of the seven continents in the world.
2. Etymology: from Latin terra continens, "continuous land" or literally, "the land that holds together". At first, in the 16th century, it referred to any large continuous expanse of territory; and then from the early 17th century onward, it was specifically applied to any of the Earth's major landmasses.
2. Etymology: from Latin terra continens, "continuous land" or literally, "the land that holds together". At first, in the 16th century, it referred to any large continuous expanse of territory; and then from the early 17th century onward, it was specifically applied to any of the Earth's major landmasses.
continental (adjective) (not comparable)
1. A reference to the formation of, or to one of the seven land masses of the world: Railroads are still being developed around the world to make continental traveling easier to do and to do it in less time.
2. When capitalized, related to the thirteen American colonies in or at about the same time as the Revolutionary War: When George Washington turned 50 in February of 1782, he was commander of the Continental Army.
2. When capitalized, related to the thirteen American colonies in or at about the same time as the Revolutionary War: When George Washington turned 50 in February of 1782, he was commander of the Continental Army.
In 1783, the members of the Continental military were struggling to survive against the British forces.
The main series of mountains in North America, primarily the crests of the Rocky Mountains, that form a watershed (ridge of land): The Continental Divide separates the rivers flowing east into the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico from those flowing west into the Pacific Ocean.
