L is for Levee
Lahar: these secondary effects of a volcanic eruption are mudflows resulting from ash mixing with melting ice or water
Latitude: determines the geographic north-south position of a point on the earth. 0 degrees is at the Equator and 90 degrees are at the poles
Leaching: this occurs when rainwater, which is slightly acidic, drains through the soil, dissolving minerals from rocks. These are washed in rivers and deeper into soil and plants are not able to absorb them
Leakage: where profits made be a company are taken out of the country to the country of origin and so do not benefit the host country
Levees: small raised banks found along the sides of the channel
Life expectancy: the average number of years from birth that a person can expect to live
Limestone: a bare rocky surface, with blocks (clints) and enlarged joints (grikes)
Literacy rate: the % of adults in a country who can read and write sufficiently to function fully in work and society
Livestock farming: rearing animals
Living standards: people’s quality of life, mostly measured economically but also socially, culturally and environmentally
Load: any material carried by the river
Longevity: the increase in life expectancy over a period of time. It is a direct result of improved medical provision and increased levels of economic development. People live longer and this creates an older population
Long term or development aid: aid given over a long period of time, which aims to promote economic development
Long profile: a line representing the course of the river from its source (relatively high up) to its mouth where it ends, usually in lake or the sea, and the changes in height along its course
Longshore drift: the transport of sediment along a stretch of coastline caused by waves approaching the beach at an angle
Long-term responses: later reactions that occur in the weeks, months and years after the event
Loose snow avalanche: a powdery avalanche originating from a single point
Latitude: determines the geographic north-south position of a point on the earth. 0 degrees is at the Equator and 90 degrees are at the poles
Leaching: this occurs when rainwater, which is slightly acidic, drains through the soil, dissolving minerals from rocks. These are washed in rivers and deeper into soil and plants are not able to absorb them
Leakage: where profits made be a company are taken out of the country to the country of origin and so do not benefit the host country
Levees: small raised banks found along the sides of the channel
Life expectancy: the average number of years from birth that a person can expect to live
Limestone: a bare rocky surface, with blocks (clints) and enlarged joints (grikes)
Literacy rate: the % of adults in a country who can read and write sufficiently to function fully in work and society
Livestock farming: rearing animals
Living standards: people’s quality of life, mostly measured economically but also socially, culturally and environmentally
Load: any material carried by the river
Longevity: the increase in life expectancy over a period of time. It is a direct result of improved medical provision and increased levels of economic development. People live longer and this creates an older population
Long term or development aid: aid given over a long period of time, which aims to promote economic development
Long profile: a line representing the course of the river from its source (relatively high up) to its mouth where it ends, usually in lake or the sea, and the changes in height along its course
Longshore drift: the transport of sediment along a stretch of coastline caused by waves approaching the beach at an angle
Long-term responses: later reactions that occur in the weeks, months and years after the event
Loose snow avalanche: a powdery avalanche originating from a single point
Interesting Geographical fact
The Andes form the longest exposed mountain range at 7,000 kilometers.