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Geography Glossary Based on: Edited and expanded by: Joe Naumann UMSL Select a letter below . A * B * C * D * E * F * G *H * I . J * K * L * M * N * O * P * Q * R. S * T * U * V * W * X * Y * Z A Abiotic: Non-living thing. Usually refers to the physical and chemical components of an organisms environment. Also called inorganic. Ablation: Surface removal of ice or snow from a glacier or snowfield by melting, sublimation, and/or calving. ? Ablation Zone: Region in a glacier where there is a surface net removal of snow and/or ice by melting, sublimation, and/or calving. ? Abrasion: Physical wearing and grinding of a surface through friction and impact by material carried in air, water, or ice. Absolute Humidity: The mass of water vapor in the atmosphere per unit of volume of space. Absorption (1) Process of taking in and being made part of an existing amount of matter. (2) Interception of electromagnetic radiation or sound. Absorption (Atmospheric): Atmospheric absorption is defined as a process in which solar radiation is retained by a substance and converted into heat energy. The creation of heat energy also causes the substance to emit its own radiation. In general, the absorption of solar radiation by substances in the Earths atmosphere results in temperatures that get no higher than 1800° Celsius. According to Wiens Law, bodies with temperatures at this level or lower would emit their radiation in the longwave band. Accessibility: A locational characteristic that permits a place to be reached by the efforts of those at other places. Accessibility Resource: A naturally occurring landscape feature that facilitates interaction between places. Acid Rain: Rain that’s become more acidic than normal (a pH 5.0) as certain oxides present as airborne pollutants are absorbed by the water droplets. It is often applied generically to all acidic precipitation. Abyssal Fan: an shaped accumulation of sediment from rivers that is deposited at the base of a subm