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Terrapsychology is a word coined by Craig Chalquist to describe deep, systematic, trans-empirical approaches to encountering the presence, soul, or "voice" of places and things: what the ancients knew as their resident genius loci or indwelling spirit. This perspective emerged from sustained ...
A deep U-shaped valley formed by glacial erosion. Many contain cirques on the valley floor.
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Tiny organisms like algae and diatoms that cling to the underwater roots of aquatic plants.
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A sedimentary deposit (normally sand) inside the bend of a channel. Tends to build outwards.
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Diseases transmissible from animals to humans. Ebola, tuberculosis, and rabies are examples.
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A reversible physical change in an adapting organism in response to environmental pressures.
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Water contaminated by salt, but with a salinity lower than 35 parts per thousand. See Brine.
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A measure of stream size and branching, from first order streams (the largest) to twelfth.
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A group of atoms bonded together. Chemistry is the scientific study of molecular reactions.
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A poison that disrupts nerve function. Some venoms are neurotoxins that paralyze the prey.
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A zone between two diverging tectonic plates. Often volcanic, and a site of new sea floor.
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