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What is Climate Change? What are the factors affecting it?

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  What is Climate? Climate refers to the typical characteristic pattern of weather elements at a particular place for a longer period. It can be described as the average measurement of temperatures, wind, humidity, snow and rain in a particular region over the course of years.  Whereas, the Weather conditions at a place can change from hour to hour and day to day, for a shorter period of time.   Climate change or Global Climatic Crisis is a serious matter that is being experienced in different parts of the world. It has increased the rate of mortalities through different aspects. The changes in the climate may be natural, but since 1800s human activities have been the main cause of Climate change, due to factors like burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas, which produce heat- trapping gases that are harmful for the environment.  As a result, excess usage of these resources is the main reason we are going through major environmental issues which act as ob...

What is Geography?

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 Geography is simply," the science that studies the Earth's physical features, atmosphere, and resources. It is a process that deals with the study of various components of Earth such as Water, landforms, marine ecosystem, and the environment. The term Geography is derived from the Greek word "Geo"(meaning Earth) and "Graphos" (meaning to write about), explicating " the study of Earth". There are subfields in Geography consisting of Geomorphology, Climatology, Human geography, Meteorology, Economic geography, population, and political geography. Geography can also be described as a spatial science that deals with various aspects of social science (eg; history, anthropology, economics, psychology), physical science (eg; Climate and weather), and geospatial data science (eg; GIS and Remote Sensing). Through the study of Geography, students learn to read the maps and interpret the information at local and global scales. Similarly, the study helps to ...