The word land derived from the Old English word land, meaning "ground, soil", and "definite portion of the earth's surface, home region of a person or a people, territory marked by political boundaries". It evolved from the Näytä lisää

A landform is a natural or manmade land feature. Landforms together make up a given terrain, and their arrangement in the landscape is known as topography. Landforms include Näytä lisää

Land is "deeply intertwined with human development." It is a crucial resource for human survival, humans depend on land for subsistence, … Näytä lisää

The study of land and its history in general is called geography. Mineralogy is the study of minerals, and petrology is the study of rocks. Näytä lisää

The pedosphere is the outermost layer of Earth's continental surface and is composed of soil and subject to soil formation processes. … Näytä lisää

Land provides many ecosystem services, such as mitigating climate change, regulating water supply through drainage basins and river … Näytä lisää

Land degradation is "the reduction or loss of the biological or economic productivity and complexity" of land as a result of human activity. … Näytä lisää