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20 de jun. de 2024 · Landslide, the movement downslope of a mass of rock, debris, earth, or soil. Landslides occur when gravitational and other types of shear stresses within a slope exceed the shear strength (resistance to shearing) of the materials that form the slope.
- Slope
Other articles where hillslope is discussed: beach: …is a...
- Cohesion
The attractive forces of cohesion and adhesion act over a...
- Shear Strength
In landslide … within a slope exceed the shear strength...
- Rockfall
Other articles where rockfall is discussed: mass movement:...
- Shear Stresses
Shear stress, force tending to cause deformation of a...
- Desert
Desert, any large, extremely dry area of land with sparse...
- Slope
20 de jun. de 2024 · 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.
Hace 2 días · The term "Latin America" is defined to mean parts of Americas south of USA mainland where a Romance language (a language derived from Latin) predominates, that is, a language of Spanish, Portuguese or French.
30 de may. de 2024 · Metadata Glossary. Agricultural land (sq. km) Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures.
Hace 6 días · Desert, any large, extremely dry area of land with sparse vegetation. It is one of Earth’s major types of ecosystems, supporting a community of plants and animals specially adapted to the harsh environment. In deserts, trees are usually absent, and shrubs or herbaceous plants provide only very incomplete ground cover.
Hace 2 días · “Netherlands” means low-lying country; the name Holland (from Houtland, or “Wooded Land”) was originally given to one of the medieval cores of what later became the modern state and is still used for 2 of its 12 provinces ( Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland ).
12 de jul. de 2023 · Life on land. Nearly a third of the globe is covered by forests, which are home to 80 per cent of all land species of animals, plants, and insects. Forests and agricultural systems sustain our air, water, and food, but extreme deforestation and land degradation are threatening vital biodiversity and the billions of people who depend ...
