Landscape

Contiguous heterogeneous natural or constructed land area with similar conditions over a larger geographic area.

Visually distinct scenery, an expanse of scenery of a particular type, especially as much as can be seen by the eye.

Definition adapted from: Armantrout, N. B. compiler. 1998. Glossary of aquatic habitat inventory terminology. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.

Definition adapted from: Encarta English Dictionary, URL: http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/landscape.html

For more, visit the Wikipedia entry for landscape, URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscape