GEOG 101: EXAM 1

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Anthropogenic	Caused by or related to human action
Atmosphere	The envelope of air that surrounds our earth.
Biosphere	the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.
Earth System	All of the matter, energy, and processes within Earth's boundaries.
Geographic pattern	A spatial distribution explainable as a repetitive distribution.
Geography	Noun The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these. The nature and relative arrangement of places and physical features: "the geography of the battlefield".
hydrosphere	encompasses all water in surface bodies, underground, and in the atmosphere
lithosphere	is the crust and upper mantle
magnetosphere	magnetic field surrounding the earth, made by dynamo like motions and protects from the earth from soalr wind
Natural Disaster	a natural event during which one or more of the following happen - 10 or more people killed - 100 or more people affected - declaration of emergency is issued - request made for international assitance
Natural hazard	An event that results from Earth processes and that can cause damage and endanger human life.
physical geography	One of the two major divisions of systematic geography; the spatial analysis of the structure, processes, and location of Earth's natural phenomena such as climate, soil, plants, animals, and topography.