# Azonal

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Geographical terminology

In [geography](/source/Geography), **azonal** is an adjective that refers to processes or things that are not restricted to any [climate](/source/Climate) zone. It can be used to describe [soils](/source/Soil), [landforms](/source/Landform), [geomorphic processes](/source/Geomorphology) or [vegetation](/source/Vegetation). [Volcanism](/source/Volcanism) and [mountain](/source/Mountain)-related processes are examples of azonal processes as they are largely independent of Earth's climate belts.[1] In some climatic environments azonal geomorphologic processes may take distinct characteristics. For example, river activity is common across the globe, but in [periglacial](/source/Periglacial) environments it causes spring floods from snowmelt, freezing and break-up cycles, and sometimes [fluvio-thermal erosion](/source/Fluvio-thermal_erosion).[2]

## See also

- [Climatic geomorphology](/source/Climatic_geomorphology)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Tricart, Jean](/source/Jean_Tricart); [Cailleux, André](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Cailleux) (1965). *Introduction à la Géomorphologie climatique* (in French). Paris: Société d'Édition d'Enseignement supérieur.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** French, Hugh M. (2007). "Azonal Processes and Landforms". [*The Periglacial Environment*](https://archive.org/details/periglacialenvir00fren_889) (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons Ltd. pp. [248](https://archive.org/details/periglacialenvir00fren_889/page/n268)–268. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-470-86588-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-470-86588-0).

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