Geography Term Flashcards
(33 cards)
What does interconnection mean?
To connect with one another.
a state of being connected reciprocally; “an interconnection between the two buildings”
What does infrastructure mean?
the military installations of a country.
the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
What does deforestation mean?
Deforestation is clearing Earth’s forests on a massive scale, often resulting in damage to the quality of the land. Forests still cover about 30 percent of the world’s land area, but swaths the size of Panama are lost each and every year.
What does Environment mean?
The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates. The overall structure within which a user, computer, or program operates. The natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, especially as affected by human activity.
What does Sustainability mean?
In more general terms, sustainability is the endurance of systems and processes. The organizing principle for sustainability is sustainable development, which includes the four interconnected domains: ecology, economics, politics and culture.
What does Aquatic mean?
Relating to water.
An aquatic plant or animal, especially one suitable for a pond or aquarium.
What does Infrastructure mean?
The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
“the social and economic infrastructure of a country”
What does Reef mean?
A ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the surface of the sea.
synonyms: shoal, bar, sandbar, sandbank, spit; More
a vein of ore in the earth, especially one containing gold.
What does Archaeology mean?
the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artefacts and other physical remains.
What does Accessibility mean
In actuality, accessibility is a spectrum. On one end, there are those with the most extreme mental or physical disabilities that I couldn’t even begin to assume I know how to accomodate for. And on the other end.
What does Rapidly mean?
occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth.
What does Biome mean?
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
What does Climate mean?
the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
What does brown earth mean?
a type of soil having a brown humus-rich surface layer.
What does Weather mean?
the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time as regards heat, cloudiness, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
What does Climate mean?
the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
Leaching
to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation. to cause (water or other liquid) to percolate through something.
Latitude
the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth’s surface, measured on the meridian of the point.
a place or region as marked by this distance.
Leeward
pertaining to, situated in, or moving toward the quarter toward which the wind blows (opposed to
Precipitation
Ethe act of precipitating; state of being precipitated.
a casting down or falling headlong.
a hastening or hurrying in movement, procedure, or action.
sudden haste.
unwise or rash rapidity.
Rain shadow
a region in the lee of mountains that receives less rainfall than the region windward of the mountains.
Windward
toward the wind; toward the point from which the wind blows.
—adjective
pertaining to, situated in, or moving toward the quarter from which the wind blows (opposed to leeward ).
Climate
the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
Equator
the great circle on a sphere or heavenly body whose plane is perpendicular to the axis, equidistant everywhere from the two poles of the sphere or heavenly body.
the great circle of the earth that is equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole.
a circle separating a surface into two congruent parts.
