The terms used for Ask IFAS organization are selected with consideration of the terminology used in UF/IFAS publications and programs, as well as the terms recommended by the U.S. National Agricultural Library Thesaurus (NALT) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's AGROVOC thesaurus.&nbsp;

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Features

Características 

The land area that drains water to a particular stream, river, or lake. It is a land feature that can be identified by tracing a line along the highest elevations between two areas on a map, often a ridge.

Watersheds

Cuencas

Wetlands

Humedales

Dunes

Dunas 

Lakes

Lagos

Lakes and Ponds

Interaction of living organisms with the physical or chemical environment in a body of saltwater.

Marine Ecosystems

Entorno marino

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University of Florida/IFAS Photo 17515 by Marisol Amador, taken 12 Sep 2014

Oceans

Océanos

Complex mixture of inorganic minerals (i.e., mostly clay, silt, and sand), decaying organic matter, water, air, and living organisms.

Soil

Vegetation

Vegetación

A shallow elevation composed of consolidated material that may constitute a hazard to surface navigation. (AGROVOC)

Reefs

Arrecifes

Lagoons

Lagunas