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MS History
Question | Answer |
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soil that is deposited by water | alluvial |
the flora and fauna of a region | biota |
geographical areas on earths surface where organisms interact with the environment and function similarly | ecoregions |
the height of the land above sea level | elevation |
an information system used to analyze environmental information about earth | GIS |
physiographic divisions | landforms |
a combination of the three textures (sand, silt, clay) | loam |
well drained, brown, silty loam soils of the Loess Hills in the western MS | loess |
physical environment; includes such elements as climate, water, landforms, soil, energy, and mineral resources, vegetation, and different species of wildlife | natural environment |
the process of collecting, storing, and extracting environmental information from images of the ground acquired by devices not in direct physical contact with the features being studied | remote sensing |