Geography Terms

the science of earth space

identifies where a feature exists in relation to something else

expressed by a coordinate system (or address)

to begin to comprehend Earth as a whole or to understand most of its environmental components

a system in which no substantial amount of matter crosses its boundaries, although energy can go in and out of it (planet Earth as a whole is a closed system)

a system in which both energy and matter move freely across subsystem boundaries as inputs and outputs (most of Earth subsystems are open systems)