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Bedding
Plates |
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A
horizontal crack between layers of rock. |
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Calcite |
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The
main mineral form of calcium carbonate. |
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Calcium
carbonate |
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A
white solid found naturally as chalk, limestone, marble and calcite.
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Carboniferous
period |
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Time
period between 362 and 290 Million years ago. |
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Climate |
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The
average weather over many years. |
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Conservation |
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The
management of a dynamic ecosystem in a sustainable way. |
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Culture |
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Way
of life including language, food, clothing etc. |
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Emigration |
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To
move to another country to live |
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Gross
Domestic Product |
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The
total amount of money earned by a country. |
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Joints |
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Vertical
cracks between layers of rock. |
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Karst
Landscape |
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A
term for limestone landscape. |
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Limestone |
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A
sedimentary rock made up of calcium carbonate. |
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Peat |
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A
type of soil made up of partially decomposed remains of bog plants
which have deposited on top of each other for thousands of years.
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Peatlands |
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Areas
where peat has accumulated. |
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Population
Density |
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The
number of people in a certain area. |
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Speleology |
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The
scientific study of caves. |
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Stalactite |
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A
calcite formation growing downwards from a cave roof. |
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Stalagmite |
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A
calcite formation growing upwards from a cave floor. |
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