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    - Prediction/Forecast
    - 'An estimate of actual evaluation of the future based on initial conditions. Because of uncertainties, predictions/forecasts are usually probabilistic in nature.'
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    - Projection
    - Simulated response of a system to potential assumptions of future conditions
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    - Land cover
    - 'Directly observable biological and physical characteristics of the land surface (e.g., forests, croplands, built-up areas)'
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    - Land use
    - 'Economic, social, and cultural purposes to which land is employed to support the various needs of human societies (e.g., food, shelter, and inputs to industrial processes)'
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    - Scenario
    - 'Plausible descriptions of how the future might unfold in several key areas: socioeconomic, technological and environmental conditions, emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosols, and climate. Scenarios do not convey the likelihood or probability that the events described will occur.'
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