Geography Concepts and Impacts

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Environmental Change

Changes in the natural environment due to various factors.

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Marine Dead Zone

Areas with low oxygen levels unsuitable for marine life.

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Ecological Footprint

Land and resources needed to support a person's lifestyle.

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Space

The location and arrangement of places.

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Place

Specific locations with unique features.

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Interconnection

The links between different places.

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Change

How places and environments evolve over time.

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Environment

Natural and human surroundings.

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Sustainability

Using resources responsibly to avoid harm to future generations.

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Scale

The level at which something is studied (local, regional, global).

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Spatial Distribution

How things are spread across the Earth.

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Human-Induced Environmental Change

Changes in the environment caused by human activities.

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Urban Environment

Characteristics of urban areas like infrastructure and population density.

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Peri-Urban Zone

The area where urban and rural areas meet.

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Urban Settlement

Densely populated areas with buildings and infrastructure.

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Urban Sprawl

The expansion of a city into surrounding rural areas.

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Environment Classification

Categorizing environments as natural or built.

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Impacts of Urban Environments

Effects of urban areas on the environment.

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Urban Heat Islands

Cities that are warmer than rural areas due to heat absorption.

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Resource Mining for Mobile Phones

Extracting minerals for mobile phone production.

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Sustainability (Environmental)

Meeting current needs without compromising future generations.

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Anthropogenic Emissions

Pollution released due to human activities.

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Biodiversity

Variety of life in a habitat or ecosystem.

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Loss of Biodiversity

Decline in species within a habitat.

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Biodiversity Hotspot

Region with high biodiversity under threat.

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Ecological Services

Benefits provided by ecosystems.

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SPICESS

Space, Place, Interconnection, Change, Environment, Sustainability, and Scale concepts in geography.