Please Define the Following Key Terms

question 15

Essay

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-D. H. Lawrence

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Definitions:

Oceans

Oceans are large bodies of salt water that cover approximately 71% of the Earth's surface, divided into five major basins: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic Oceans.

Landscape

An area of land that is defined by its features, natural and human-made, visible from a particular location.

Geologic Hazards

Natural events or phenomena that might have a negative effect on life or property, which include earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic eruptions.

Active Fault

A fracture in Earth's crust along which there has been recent movement and which is likely to produce earthquakes.