geography terms that are new to you

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surprised to see that map has some knowledge gaps in geography tbh

omar little, Friday, 13 July 2018 18:50 (five years ago) link

Erg Landform is my new pseudonym.

Eliza D., Friday, 13 July 2018 18:50 (five years ago) link

Like many nerds of my generation, I learned about ergs from Dune.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalweg

mick signals, Friday, 13 July 2018 23:28 (five years ago) link

scotland has a good few that may be of interest

geo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geo_(landform)
carse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carse
kame https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kame
kettle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kettle_(landform)
breast shaped hills, also known in scotland (and ireland) as paps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast-shaped_hill

( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Friday, 13 July 2018 23:48 (five years ago) link

my guess is map is a geography expert, so I'm sure this is way too elementary, but..

I've been following 'geography now' on twitter (paul b/ barby), they've exposed me to lots of new terms
also for anyone interested in weather I recommend daniel swain. I didn't know the term 'haboob' until he reposted a video of recent arizona dust storm

Dan S, Friday, 13 July 2018 23:52 (five years ago) link


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