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conurbation

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a large urban agglomeration that results from several cities merging over time

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rural urban migration

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the movement of people from the countryside into towns and cities

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urban

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areas built by people

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urban belt

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an area of land that had become more urban

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urbanisation

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process of towns and cities developing and becoming bigger with bigger population

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world city

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a city considered to be an important node in the global economic system

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mega city

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population over 10 million

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abrasion

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scraping, scouring or rubbing action of materials being carried by rivers

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air mass

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a large body of air in the atmosphere

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bay

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indentation in the coastline between two headlands coriolis effect the result of earths rotation on weather and ocean patterns

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drift

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all sediment dropped by glaciers

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emigrants

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people who leave one country to settle in another

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eutrophication

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excessive nutrients building up in water sources because of leaching or run off

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front

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a boundary separating two masses of air with different densities

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gorges

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narrow steep sided valleys as a waterfall retreats

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gross drones tic product

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total value is f goods and services produced in a country

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headland

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area of land that extends out to sea, three sides covered by sea

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holocene epoch

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period of geological time from 12,000 years ago to today

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igneous

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rocks formed within interior of earth and shaped by heat

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immigrants

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people who move from one country to settle in another

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metamorphic

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rocks that have been changed as a result of heat and pressure over periods of time

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