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is a classical Greek word for the number 10,000. In modern
English, the word refers to an unspecified large quantity.
is the global sum of all ecosystems. It can also be called the
zone of life on Earth. From the broadest biophysiological
point of view, it is the global ecological system integrating
all living beings and their relationships, including their
interaction with the elements of the lithosphere,
hydrosphere and atmosphere.
is a term created by Wade Davis to describe the web of
human culture.
is the study of humanity. It has origins in the natural
sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences.
given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for
knowledge; intellectually curious
is the process of weathering and transport of solids
(sediment, soil, rock and other particles) in the natural
environment or their source and deposits them elsewhere.
It usually occurs due to transport by wind, water, or ice; by
down-slope creep of soil and other material under the force
of gravity
is the line separating neighbouring drainage basins
(catchments). In hilly country, the divide lies along
topographical peaks and ridges, and may be in the form of
a single range of hills or mountains (known as a Dividing
range), but in flat country (especially where the ground is
marshy) the divide may be invisible – just a more or less
notional line on the ground on either side of which falling
raindrops will start a journey to different rivers, and even to
different sides of a region or continent.
Amaze or overwhelm (someone) with a particular
impressive quality.
A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation
it usually refers to an information processing view of an
individual's psychological functions
For forests, it refers to the upper layer or habitat zone,
formed by mature tree crowns and including other
biological organisms (epiphytes, lianas, arboreal animals,
etc.).
is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood,
with a sharpened head. The head may be simply the
sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with
bamboo, or it may be of another material fastened to the
shaft, such as obsidian, iron, or bronze.
of acute mental vision or discernment
is a small and crude shelter, usually used for dwelling. Its
design favors local techniques and materials to allow for
swift and inexpensive construction.
The top layer of the earth's surface, consisting of rock and
mineral particles mixed with organic matter.
is granular material of a grain size between sand and clay
derived from soil or rock. It may occur as a soil or as
suspended sediment (also known as suspended load) in a
surface water body. It may also exist as soil deposited at
the bottom of a water body.
literally: standing out from the herd
1. Outstandingly bad; shocking.
2. Remarkably good
is the clearance of forests by logging and/or burning
(popularly known as slash and burn).
is the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in
part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group.
A nucleus of trained personnel around which a larger
organization can be built and trained. The concept of
professional revolutionaries, alternatively called ……, is in
origin a Leninist concept used to describe a body of
devoted communists who spend the majority of their time
organising their party toward a mass revolutionary party
capable of leading a workers' revolution.
is the male reproductive organ of a flower.
also called bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple
stems and lower height, usually less than 5–6 m (15–20 ft)
tall.
A situation, especially a bad or unfortunate one
is the rigid outermost shell of a rocky planet. It comprises
the crust and the portion of the upper mantle that behaves
elastically on time scales of thousands of years or greater.
is a layer of gases that may surround a material body of
sufficient mass,[3]and that is held in place by the gravity of
the body.
is a layer of gases that may surround a material body of
sufficient mass, and that is held in place by the gravity of
the body.
is an extent or area of land where water from rain and
melting snow or ice drains downhill into a body of water,
such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea or
ocean. It includes both the streams and rivers that convey
the water as well as the land surfaces from which water
drains into those channels, and is separated from adjacent
basins by a drainage divide
is a geological feature that features a chain of mountains or
hills that are of a continuous elevated crest for some
distance. They are usually termed hills or mountains as
well, depending on size. There are several main types of
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Dendritic
Stratigraphic
Oceanic spreading.
Crater
Volcanic.
Fault.
Dune.
Moraines and eskers.
Volcanic subglacial.