Glossary of geography terms

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glossary</span> Alphabetical list of terms relevant to a certain field of study or action

A glossary, also known as a vocabulary or clavis, is an alphabetical list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with the definitions for those terms. Traditionally, a glossary appears at the end of a book and includes terms within that book that are either newly introduced, uncommon, or specialized. While glossaries are most commonly associated with non-fiction books, in some cases, fiction novels sometimes include a glossary for unfamiliar terms.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ship canal</span> A canal intended to accommodate ships used on the oceans, seas, or lakes.

A ship canal is a canal especially intended to accommodate ships used on the oceans, seas, or lakes to which it is connected.

Promotion may refer to:

Vulnerable may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Disease outbreak</span> Sudden increase in occurrences of a disease

In epidemiology, an outbreak is a sudden increase in occurrences of a disease when cases are in excess of normal expectancy for the location or season. It may affect a small and localized group or impact upon thousands of people across an entire continent. The number of cases varies according to the disease-causing agent, and the size and type of previous and existing exposure to the agent. Outbreaks include many epidemics, which term is normally only for infectious diseases, as well as diseases with an environmental origin, such as a water or foodborne disease. They may affect a region in a country or a group of countries. Pandemics are near-global disease outbreaks when multiple and various countries around the Earth are soon infected.

The Eight Consciousnesses is a classification developed in the tradition of the Yogācāra school of Mahayana Buddhism. They enumerate the five sense consciousnesses, supplemented by the mental consciousness (manovijñāna), the defiled mental consciousness (kliṣṭamanovijñāna), and finally the fundamental store-house consciousness (ālāyavijñāna), which is the basis of the other seven. This eighth consciousness is said to store the impressions (vāsanāḥ) of previous experiences, which form the seeds (bīja) of future karma in this life and in the next after rebirth.

Different styles of dance have their own terminology. The following articles contain information on dance terms:

Storyline may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antagonist</span> Character of a work actively opposing the protagonist

An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the main enemy or rival of the protagonist.

This page is a list of geography topics.

Rounder(s) or The Rounder(s) may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glossary of leaf morphology</span>

The following terms are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple or compound. The edge of the leaf may be regular or irregular, and may be smooth or have hair, bristles, or spines. For more terms describing other aspects of leaves besides their overall morphology see the leaf article.

God mode may refer to:

Audible may refer to:

Alcohol may refer to:

The follow articles comprise the glossary of education-related terms:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gains from trade</span>

In economics, gains from trade are the net benefits to economic agents from being allowed an increase in voluntary trading with each other. In technical terms, they are the increase of consumer surplus plus producer surplus from lower tariffs or otherwise liberalizing trade.

Glossary of football terms may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glossary of underwater diving terminology</span>

This is a glossary of technical terms, jargon, diver slang and acronyms used in underwater diving. The definitions listed are in the context of underwater diving. There may be other meanings in other contexts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Exposure (heights)</span> Climbing and hiking term

Exposure is a climbing and hiking term. Sections of a hiking path or climbing route are described as "exposed" if there is a high risk of injury in the event of a fall because of the steepness of the terrain. If such routes are negotiated without any protection, a false step can result in a serious fall. The negotiation of such routes can cause fear of falling because of the potential danger.