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MADE LAND [1 record]

Record 1 1991-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Site Development
DEF

Areas filled with earth, or earth and trash mixed, usually by or under the control of man. A miscellaneous land type.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Aménagement du terrain
DEF

Terrain chargé de terre ou d'un mélange de terre et de détritus, résultant de l'intervention, directe ou indirecte, de l'homme. Type de terrains divers.

OBS

anthropique : (adj.) Se dit d'un paysage, d'un sol, d'un relief dont la formation résulte de l'intervention de l'homme.

Spanish

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