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121Nacheiszeit — System Serie Stufe ≈ Alter (mya) Quartär Holozän Holozän 0,0117–0 Pleistozän Oberes Pleistozän 0,126–0,0117 …
122Neo-Warmzeit — System Serie Stufe ≈ Alter (mya) Quartär Holozän Holozän 0,0117–0 Pleistozän Oberes Pleistozän 0,126–0,0117 …
123Postglazial — System Serie Stufe ≈ Alter (mya) Quartär Holozän Holozän 0,0117–0 Pleistozän Oberes Pleistozän 0,126–0,0117 …
124Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …
125river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …
126Africa — /af ri keuh/, n. 1. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). adj. 2. African. * * * I Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea,… …
127global warming — an increase in the earth s average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect. [1975 80] * * * Potential increase in global average surface temperatures resulting from… …
128continental landform — ▪ geology Introduction any conspicuous topographic feature on the largest land areas of the Earth. Familiar examples are mountains (including volcanic (volcanism) cones), plateaus, and valleys. (The term landform also can be applied to… …
