What does the term “litter” mean in geography

trash, such as paper, cans, and bottles, that is left lying in an open or public place.

"fines for dropping litter"

Similar:

rubbish

refuse

junk

waste

debris

odds and ends

scraps

leavings

fragments

detritus

flotsam

discarded matter

dross

muck

trash

garbage

2.

the group of young animals born to an animal at one time.

"a litter of five kittens"

Similar:

brood

family

young

offspring

progeny

issue

progeniture

verb

1.

make (a place) untidy with rubbish or a large number of objects left lying about.

"clothes and newspapers littered the floor"

Similar:

make untidy

mess up

make a mess of

clutter up

throw into disorder

be strewn about

be scattered about

be jumbled

be disarranged

make a shambles of

trash

bestrew

besmirch

2.

ARCHAIC

provide (a horse or other animal) with litter as bedding.

Explanation:

answer(c) carved on a babylonian clay tablet that showed earth as a flat circular disk;