thesis terms

The following terms outline the ideas critical to the development of my thesis:
FLUID
1. an aqueous substance capable of changing states.
2. adaptable and flexible.
NATURAL PROCESSES
a systematic series of actions existing in or produced by nature.
an outgrowth, projection or course, as of time.
TERRAIN
the surface area of land considered by its natural features.
a continuous topography which connects a landform to its context.
EDGE
a line or border at which two things meet.
a spatial and dynamic boundary.
FRAME
a structural reference, particular to place and perception.
an expanding boundary.