Английская Википедия:Glossary of geography terms (A–M)

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This glossary of geography terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in geography and related fields, including Earth science, oceanography, cartography, and human geography, as well as those describing spatial dimension, topographical features, natural resources, and the collection, analysis, and visualization of geographic data. It is split across two articles:

• This page, Glossary of geography terms (A–M), lists terms beginning with the letters A through M.
• Glossary of geography terms (N–Z) lists terms beginning with the letters N through Z.

Related terms may be found in Glossary of geology, Glossary of agriculture, Glossary of environmental science, and Glossary of astronomy.

A

Файл:Groundwater flow.svg

Diagram of multiple Шаблон:Gli at various depths, showing the Шаблон:Gli (dashed line), Шаблон:Gli, directions of water flow, and Шаблон:Gli times

B

Файл:Accreting coast Image6.svg

Diagram of various coastal landforms depicting a Шаблон:Gli

C

Файл:Ngorongoro topo.jpg

A topographic map of Ngorongoro Crater in northern Tanzania, the world's largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic Шаблон:Gli, which formed when an immense volcano erupted and collapsed on itself 2–3 million years ago. The floor of the caldera is Шаблон:Convert below its rim and covers more than Шаблон:Convert.

Файл:Compass rose browns 00.svg

A typical 16-point Шаблон:Gli, showing four Шаблон:Gli, four Шаблон:Gli, and eight Шаблон:Gli

D

Файл:Skokomish River Delta 07773.JPG

The Skokomish River Шаблон:Gli in the northwestern United States, where the river flows into Puget Sound

E

Шаблон:Term Шаблон:Defn

Файл:Base Map of South Africa.png

The independent country of Lesotho is completely Шаблон:Gli by the country of South Africa. The country of Eswatini, to the east, is not an enclave because it borders two countries: South Africa and Mozambique.

Шаблон:Term Шаблон:Ghat Шаблон:Defn

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Шаблон:Gli of the globe showing the five major circles of latitude – the Шаблон:Gli and Шаблон:Gli (purple), the Шаблон:Gli and Шаблон:Gli (orange), and the Шаблон:Gli (green) – plus the Шаблон:Gli (pink).

G

Шаблон:Term Шаблон:Defn

Шаблон:Term Шаблон:Ghat Шаблон:Defn

Шаблон:Term Шаблон:Defn

Шаблон:Term Шаблон:Defn

Шаблон:Term Шаблон:Defn

Шаблон:Term Шаблон:Defn

Шаблон:Term Шаблон:Defn

Шаблон:Term Шаблон:Defn

Файл:Currents.svg

The Earth's oceans circulate within five major Шаблон:Gli – the North Pacific, North Atlantic, South Pacific, South Atlantic, and Indian Ocean Gyres – as well as many smaller accessory Шаблон:Gli, depicted here on a map projection with a south polar aspect.

H

Файл:Hogback NM.jpg

Aerial view of a Шаблон:Gli in the southwestern United States

K

Файл:Receding glacier-en.svg

Шаблон:Gli and Шаблон:Gli are just two of the many characteristic landforms created in the wake of a melting Шаблон:Gli.

L

Файл:Longshore drift.svg

A diagram of Шаблон:Gli

M

Файл:OxbowAnimation.gif

A Шаблон:Gli occurs when a river erodes through the neck of a pronounced meander, creating a "shortcut" that isolates the meander loop from the river's main channel.

See also

• Index of geography articles
• Outline of geography

Notes

Much of this material was copied from U.S. government works which are in the public domain because they are not eligible for copyright protection.