Write short notes on the following:
b) Major domains of environment
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Climate is the pattern in variables such as temperature, humidity, wind, and precipitation. Industrial, agricultural, and other human activities emit gases that affect the atmosphere and climate. The freshwater domain comprises fresh water in all its physical forms.
There are four domains of the environment i.e. the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the atmosphere and the biosphere.
The solid portion of the earth on which we live is called the Lithosphere. The gaseous layer that surrounds the earth is the Atmosphere. Water covers a very big area of the earth's surface and this area is called the Hydrosphere. It comprises water in all its forms- ice, water and water vapour.
A landform is a feature on the Earth's surface that is part of the terrain. Mountains, hills, plateaus, and plains are the four major types of landforms. Minor landforms include buttes, canyons, valleys, and basins.
The major landforms are; mountains, plateaus and plains. Answer: The different types of mountains are; fold mountains, block mountains and volcanic mountains. ... When a river flows down a mountain, it erodes the mountain.
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