'Ground tremors occurring after a major earthquake but associated with the same focus point.'
B
'A curved indent to the coastline, usually created by greater erosion rates than neighbouring parts of the coast.'
C
'A large-scale, steep-sided valley which is deeper than it is wide.'
D
'Ridge or mound of sand formed by wind conditions in arid and coastal areas.'
E
'A system existing in a particular region, at a variety of scales, where organisms exist in communities and interact with the abiotic environment around them.'
F
'The preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past.'
G
'A mass of ice formed through the accumulation of multiple years of snow input causing compaction and thus the expulsion of air from within the mass.'
H
'The water vapour content of the atmosphere.'
I
'A rock formed through the cooling of magma or lava.'
J
'An upper atmosphere wind which blows in a narrow band from west to east.'
K
'The energy of motion or movement. In geography, most commonly applied to the energy of moving water.'
L
'The angular distance east or west of the prime meridian on any meridian.'
M
'The layer of the earth between the crust and the core'
Letter
Word
Definition
N
'A person without a permanent home who moves from place to place throughout the year seeking subsistence.'
O
the layer in the stratosphere that blocks harmful ultraviolet radiation.
P
'a supercontinent that existed hundreds of millions of years ago.'
Q
'Open-air works where rock is removed for commercial use.'
R
'Liquid precipitation from the atmosphere.'
S
'Average elevation of the surface of the oceans.'
T
'A localized, anti-clockwise spiral of wind with extremely violent wind speed and uplift.'
U
'An area characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it.'
V
'A mountain created by the eruption of lava.'
W
'A sudden vertical or near vertical fall of water where a river course is interrupted by a drop away in the land over which it is flowing.'
X
'A colorless, heavy, odorless noble gas, that occurs in the Earth's atmosphere.'
Y
'A country in the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century. Broken up in 1991.'
Z
'The public regulation of land and building use to control the character of a place.'
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