Geography and Environmental Terms

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Adaptation

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Alteration or adjustment in response to a changed environment.

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Agglomeration

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A group of similar, but not necessarily the same, land uses that locate in the same area in order to benefit from common infrastructure and each other’s operation.

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Anthropogenic biomes

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Biomes that are the result of sustained direct human interactions with ecosystems.

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Biodiversity

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The type, number and variety of living organisms within a given environment.

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Biodiversity Loss

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The extinction of species (plant or animal) worldwide, and also the local reduction or loss of species in a certain habitat.

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Biome

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A community of life forms adapted to a large natural area.

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Climate change

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A long-term change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods of time that range from decades to millions of years.

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Ecosystem services

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The direct and indirect contributions of ecosystems to human wellbeing.

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Ecosystem

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A community of plants and animals in a non-living environment.

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Environment

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The living and non-living elements of the Earth’s surface and atmosphere, including human changes like croplands, planted forests, buildings, and roads.