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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Natural Environment | It encompasses all living and non living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region therefore |
| 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 | vegetation that occurs spontaneously without regular management, maintenance or species |
| Culture | the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively |
| Landform | a natural feature of the earth's surface |
| Language Patterns | is structured method of describing good design practices within a field of expertise |
| Infrastructure | the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for operation of a society or enterprise |
| Elavation | the action or fact of elevating or being elevated |
| Ecosystem | a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment |
| 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 | 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, rain, etc. |
| biomes | a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat |
| ground water | underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks |
| glaciers | a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles. |
| 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. |
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