Geographic Factors

Geographical features be the components of the Earth. There are two types of geographic features, namely natural geographical features and stilted geographical features. Natural geographical features embarrass merely are not limited to landforms and ecosystems. For example, terrain types, bodies of water, natural units (consisting of all plants, animals and micro-organisms in an area functioning unneurotic with all of the non-living physical factors of the environment) are natural geographical features. Meanwhile, human settlements, engineered constructs, etc. re types of artificial geographical features. Contents hide 1 Natural geographical features 1. 1 Ecosystems 1. 2 Landforms 2 Artificial geographical features 2. 1 Settlements 2. 2 Engineered constructs 3 Cartographical features 4 See also 5 References editNatural geographical features editEcosystems Main member Ecosystem Any unit that includes all of the organisms (ie the community) in a given area the physical environmen t so that a flow of energy leads to clearly be trophic structure, biotic diversity, and material cycles (i. e. exchange of materials mingled with living and nonliving parts) within the system is an ecosystem. 1 Living organisms are continually engaged in a set of relationships with every other element constituting the environment in which they exist, and ecosystem describes any situation where there is relationship between organisms and their environment. What makes them geographical features is that they are located A biome is a geographically define area of ecologically similar communities of plants, animals, and soil organisms, often referred to as ecosystems.Biomes are defined based on factors such as plant structures (such as trees, shrubs, and grasses), leaf types (such as broadleaf and needleleaf), plant spacing (forest, woodland, savanna), and climate. Unlike ecozonse, biomes are not defined by genetic, taxonomic, or historical similarities. Biomes are often identified w ith particular patterns of ecological succession and climax vegetation. An ecosystem is also where animals live in biomes(Ocean, Deserts, Grasslands and so on) editLandformsMain article Landform A landform comprises a geomorphological unit, and is largely defined by its surface form and location in the landscape, as part of the terrain, and as such, is typically an element of topography. Landforms are categorised by features such as elevation, slope, orientation, stratification, rock exposure, and soil type. They include berms, mounds, hills, cliffs, valleys, rivers and numerous other elements. Oceans and continents are the highest-order landforms.A body of water is any substantive accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth. The term body of water most often refers to large accumulations of water, such as oceans, seas, and lakes, but it may also include smaller pools of water such as ponds, puddles or wetlands. Rivers, streams, canals, and other geographical features where w ater moves from one place to another are not always considered bodies of water, but are included here as geographical formations featuring water. editArtificial geographical features editSettlements Main article Human settlement A settlement is a permanent or temporary community in which people live. A settlement can range in size from a small number of dwellings grouped together to the largest of cities with surrounding urbanized areas. The medieval settlement research group (a British organisation)2 includes as part of a settlement, associated features such as roads, enclosures, field systems, boundary banks and ditches, ponds, position and woods, mills, manor houses, moats and churches. editEngineered constructs Main articles Construction engineering, Building, and Nonbuilding structure See also Infrastructure Engineered geographic features such as highways, bridges, airports, railroads, buildings, dams, and reservoirs, which are part of the anthroposphere because they are man-m ade, are artificial geographic features. editCartographical features Main articles Cartography and MapCartographical features are a type of abstract geographical feature they appear on maps but not on the orbiter itself, even though they are located on the planet. For example, you can tick off the Equator on maps, but if you were actually standing on the Equator you wouldnt be able to see it, because it is an entirely theoretical line used for reference, navigation, and measurement. editSee also Geography Physical geography Human geography Landscape editReferences Odum EP (1234534971) of ecology, third editionSaunders New York MSRG