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humus

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  • Geography

the decayed organic material (plant and animal matter) that forms the top layer of soil

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magnetic bearing
Subject:
Geography

angle measured between an observer, an object and magnetic north

geyser
Subject:
Geography

(also called a hot spring) place where warm water shoots out of the crust in volcanic areas

viscous lava
Subject:
Geography

lava that is thick

biomass
Subject:
Geography

recently living organisms or their metabolic products, used as source of fuel

tectonic uplift
Subject:
Geography

uplift of the land