Landscape

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015361",
  "term": "Landscape",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The surface of the earth, encompassing the water and vegetation upon it, as produced or modified by geologic, biotic, and cultural forces.\n\n2. The traits, patterns, and structure of a specific geographic area, generally including its physical environment and biological composition.\n\n3. The traits, patterns, and structure of a specific geographic area, including its biological composition, its physical environment, and its anthropogenic or social patterns. An area where interacting ecosystems are grouped and repeated in similar form.\n\n4. The set of traits, patterns, and structure of a specific geographic area, including its biological composition, its physical environment, and its anthropogenic patterns. An area where interacting ecosystems are grouped and repeated in similar form.\n\n5. The sum total of the characteristics that distinguish a certain area on the earth's surface from other areas. These characteristics are a result not only of natural forces but of human occupancy and use of the land. (U.S. Forest Serv. 1963)\n\n6. An area made up of a distinct association of forms, both physical and cultural. (Stamp 1961, citing Sauer 1925)",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Nearshore Terrestrial Ecosystems Glossary; Nearshore Terrestrial Ecosystem Glossary",
    "Watershed Protection Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Environmental Modeling and Assessment Program (EMAP) Master Glossary",
    "USDA Forest Service Wildland Planning Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/landscape/"
}