### magnitude | area:

Riparian area
* are a transitional area between the edge of the water and adjacent land uses.
* are among the most diverse, dynamic, and complex biological systems on earth
  - important vegetative communities for wildlife species
  - dynamic and ever-changing environments
  - extremely important for water quality protection in North Carolina
  - lush green from plentiful moisture
  - narrow strips of land that border creeks, rivers or other bodies of water
  - one of the most productive and important types of ecosystems
  - part of the continuum from water to upland
  - rich in biodiversity and form critical links between land and water
  - some of the most rare and diverse habitats in Southern Idaho
  - the creek and drainage areas in mountainous areas of land topography
* are the green areas adjacent to rivers and streams
  - which lie between channels of flowing water and uplands
  - richest environments in variety and diversity of species
* are the thin green lines of life in the semiarid West
  - water dependent vegetation found along waterways
  - zones that border streams, springs, wet meadows, marshes and ponds
  - thick with vegetation of all types which decreases the amount of erosion
  - unique due to the water and soil conditions
  - usually transitional between wetland and upland
  - vegetated areas on each side of streams and rivers
* become weed and trash choked wastelands.
* can store water and help prevent downstream flooding.
* help filter sediment and nutrients from runoff and reduce bank erosion.
* occur in areas with high water tables, both in forested and non-forested areas.
* offer excellent habitat for moose, mule deer, and neotropical migratory birds.
* provide critical habitat for deer, moose, elk and pronghorn antelope
  - important habitat for fish, birds, and invertebrates
* tend to attract people, wildlife and livestock
  - have greater potential for higher numbers of native plants and animals

Sensitive area
* More sensitive areas have smaller receptive fields and a higher density of receptors.
* are sites or living things in environments that are easily injured by a pesticide.

Several area
* experience problems.
* receive rain.

### magnitude | area | storage space:

Cache
* are buffers
  - small high-speed memory subsystems between the processor and main memory
  - storage space
* is storage space
+ Cache, How caches work: Computer science
  * A cache is made up of many entries, called a 'pool'. Caches usually use what is called a 'backing store'. Backing stores are slow or expensive to access, compared to the cache. A disk cache uses a hard disk as a backing store, for example.

### magnitude | area | storage space | cache:

Web cache
* exist in part to reduce bandwidth demands on the external network.
* reduce the amount of information that needs to be transmitted over the network.
+ Cache, Where caches are used, Web caches: Computer science
  * Web browsers and web proxy servers use caches to store previous responses from web servers, such as web pages. Web caches reduce the amount of information that needs to be transmitted over the network. Information previously stored in the cache can often be re-used. This reduces bandwidth and processing requirements of the web server, and helps to improve responsiveness for users of the web.

Study area
* consist of habitats
  - similar habitats
* have levels.

Subtropical area
* Most subtropical areas experience strong storms.
* Most subtropical areas have grow seasons
  - rainfall
  - summer rainfall
* experience storms

Tank farm
* are sites with many storage tanks.
* is an area

Tidal area
* Most tidal areas have high natural levels
  - turbidity levels
* have high levels