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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Natural Environment | The natural environment, encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species. |
| Climate | Climate is the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period. |
| Atmospehere | Atmosphere is the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. |
| Natural Vegetation | vegetation that occurs spontaneously without regular management, maintenance or species introductions / removals, and that generally has a strong component of native species |
| Culture | Culture is the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. |
| Landform | A landform is a natural feature of the earth's surface. |
| Language Patteren | Language is applied to the general pattern of a people or race |
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure is 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 | Elevation of the action or fact of elevating or being elevated. |
| Ecosystem | Ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. |
| Lithospehere | Lithosphere is 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 | Biosphere is the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms. |
| Precipitation | Precipitation is the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution. |
| Weather | the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, and rain |
| Glaciers | Glaciers is a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles |
| Soil | Soil is 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. |
| Glaciers | Glaciers is a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles |
| Soil | Soil is 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. |