Place Vocab Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Natural Environment | Environmental geography is a section of geography studies that describes the spatial aspects of interactions between humans and the natural world. |
Climate | the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period. |
Atmosphere | The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a celestial body, especially the one surrounding the earth, and retained by the celestial body's gravitational field. |
Natural Vegetation | the grouping of plants which has developed in an area without human interference. |
Culture | the study of the impact of human culture on the landscape |
Landform | any natural feature of the earth's surface, such as valleys and mountains |
Language | the system of communication used by a particular community or country. |
Infrastructure | the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities |
Elevation | the action or fact of elevating or being elevated. |
Ecosystem | a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. |
Weather | the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc. |
Biomes | a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat |
Glacier | a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles. |
Groundwater | water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock. |
Soil | the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles. |
hydrosphere | all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds. |
Lithosphere | the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. |
Biosphere | the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms. |
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