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glacier Glaciers are huge bodies of ice that form because they accumulate more mass (from precipitation) than they lose (from melting and evaporation) over time. Glaciers can… |
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Glen Canyon, Arizona Glen Canyon was formed by the Colorado River and is located between Lake Powell and Lee's Ferry, in Northern Arizona. Originally, the canyon stretched about 100 miles… |
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glovebox A small compartment in the dashboard of a vehicle, usually on the passenger's side, with a hinged door that swings open toward the floor. Althought the glovebox was… |
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GMC The acronym stands for General Motors Corporation, an U.S. automobile manufacturer which was the world's largest producer of motor vehicles for most of the 20th century… |
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goblet A decorative drinking vessel such as a cup or glass that has a foot and a stem, often made out of silver. The origin of the word is in Middle English, and goblets… |
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golden eagle Found throughout almost every region of the Northern Hemisphere, golden eagles are one of the most common and largest predatory birds on the planet. They mainly prey… |
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golden mean The golden mean is another term for the golden ratio, a mathematical concept that presents itself in nature as a range of interlinking relationships. A Greek… |
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goldenrod Numerous summer- and fall-blooming plants found in meadows and pastures and along roads, ditches, and other disturbed areas throughout North America. Goldenrod… |
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gopher A burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches for ferrying food. The pouches extend from the mouth deep into the shoulders. The gopher is a hoarder who stores food in a… |
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gordo In Spanish, "gordo" means fat. As a nickname, it is used in a derogatory way to make fun of a heavy-set person. |
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Gourmet An American magazine dedicated to upscale food and wine that was published monthly between the years 1941-2009. The magazine targeted professional and amateur chefs,… |
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graduate assistant A student in graduate school who receives reimbursement for working to support individual faculty research, departmental functions, or university offices. Typically,… |
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graduate seminar A class offered for small groups of graduate students. Instead of conducting a lecture, the instructor facilitates an in-depth discussion that focuses on assigned… |
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graduate student A student pursuing an advanced academic or professional degree. At the end of academic graduate programs, as opposed to professional degree programs such as management… |
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grama grass The colloquial name for a genus (Bouteloua) of perennial or annual grasses that grows in clumps or tufts throughout North America and includes such range grasses as:… |
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Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona One of the seven wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon is a vast canyon system located in present day Arizona, west of the Navajo Reservation. Almost three hundred… |
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granite An intrusive igneous rock that forms when magma slowly crystalizes beneath the earth’s surface instead of erupting through the earth's surface as a dynamic expression… |
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Grants Daily Beacon The Grants Daily Beacon was a newspaper founded by J.B. Barber and published in Grants, New Mexico, between the years 1959-1990. The newspaper provided reports and… |
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Grants, New Mexico A small town located in central New Mexico, just north of Interstate 40, about 75 miles west of Albuquerque. It is the county seat for Cibola (formerly Valencia)… |
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granular The condition of being grainy or of having the consistency of coarse sand. Gritty. |
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gravestone (tombstone) A slab of stone, traditionally marble or granite, that marks a person's burial place. The stone is usually engraved with the dead person's name and dates of birth and… |
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Gray Streak Mountain, Arizona Part of the Tunicha Mountains, Gray Streak Mountain is located on the Navajo Nation Reservation in northeastern Arizona, near the small community of Lukachukai.… |
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greasewood Greasewood is the common name for several plant species. Also known as creosote,this evergreen bush can be found in hot and dry regions throughout the western U.S.… |
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Greasewood, Arizona Greasewood is a small, predominantly Navajo community in northeastern Arizona. The community boasts the Lower Greasewood Chapter House, and the children in Greasewood… |
| Greasy Water District, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico The Navajo reservation, which spreads across northwestern New Mexico, northeastern Arizona, and southern Utah, is comprised of seven major judicial districts, and many… |