Dr. Overy's KBase: Resources for Teaching and Learning
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  • Land Degredation
    A process in which the value of the biophysical environment is affected by a combination of human-induced processes acting upon the land
  • Land Speculators
    People  who buy land with the sole intention of selling it on for a profit.
  • Lichen
    A fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish colour
  • luteinising hormone
    A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates ovulation in females and the synthesis of androgen in males