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Natural Environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof
Climate the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
Atmosphere the pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or work of art.
Natural Vegetation is any tree or plant which grows naturally, without human intervention
Culture the study of the impact of human culture on the landscape
Landform One of the features that make up the earth's surface, such as a plain, mountain, or valley.
Language Pattern is applied to the general pattern of a people or race
Infrastructure An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system
Elevation The act or an instance of elevating
Ecosystem is a living community of plant and animals sharing an environment with non-living elements such as climate and soil.
Lithosphere the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
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.
Biosphere the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms
Precipitation is any type of water that forms in the Earth's atmosphere and then drops onto the surface of the Earth.
weather State of the atmosphere at a given time and place with regard to temperature, air pressure, humidity, wind, cloudiness and precipitation.
Biomes A major regional or global biotic community, such as a grassland or desert, characterized chiefly by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate.
Glaciers A huge mass of ice slowly flowing over a land mass, formed from compacted snow in an area where snow accumulation exceeds melting and sublimation.
Ground water water within the earth especially that supplies wells and springs
soil science that studies the pattern of distribution of soils on the earth's surface for the purpose of soil-geographic regionalization.
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