Referring to soil, climate, or geographic features that are not determined by latitude or climate zones, but rather by local topography or parent material.
From 'a-' (without) + 'zonal' (from Latin 'zona,' meaning belt or zone). Used in soil science and geography to describe exceptions to typical regional patterns.
Azonal soils are nature's rebels—while most soils around the equator follow one pattern and polar soils follow another, azonal soils in mountains or flood valleys break all the rules based on their unique local conditions.
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