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Term | Definition |
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Natural environment | All living and non-living things that occur naturally on a particular region. |
Climate | The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period. |
Atmosphere | The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. |
Natural Vegetation | Natural vegetation is any tree or plant which grows naturally, without human intervention. |
Culture | The cultivation of bacteria, tissue cells, etc., in an artificial medium containing nutrients. |
Landform | A natural feature of the earth's surface. |
Language | The system of communication used by a particular community or country. |
Infrastructure | The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise. |
Elevation | A high place or position. |
Ecosystems | 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, e.g., forest or tundra. |
Glaciers | 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 (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms. |