Thursday, 27 October 2016

GEOGRAPHY VOCABULARY UNITS 1-2



Plateau: a land area having a level surface raised much higher above nearby land.

Plains:a large, flat area of land not higher than nearby areas.

Glacier: an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and gathering over the years and moving very slowly downward or outward.

Stream: a body of water flowing in a channel, as a brook.

Estuary: part of the mouth of a river in which its current meets the sea's tide.

Spring: the place where water comes up from the ground.

Surface:the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing.

Anthropic: of or pertaining to human beings or their span of existence on earth.

Daw:a barrier to obstruct or control the flow of water, built across a stream or river.

Crops: the plant, or the product of a plant, produced while growing or when gathered.

Collide:to strike each other forcefully.

Livestock: the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on a farm or ranch.

Cattle ranching: large farm animals, as cows and steers, raised for their meat or milk.

Oaks:a tree or shrub of the beech family, which bears the acorn as its fruit.

Beeches:a tree having a smooth gray bark and small, triangular nuts.

Shrubs:a woody plant smaller than a tree.

Thickets:a dense growth of shrubs, bushes, or small trees.

Heather:a heath plant having small pinkish purple flowers.

Holm oak:an evergreen Mediterranean oak tree widely planted for ornament: the leaves are holly-like. when young but become smooth-edged with age.

Cork oak:an avergreen mediterranean oak tree, with a porous outer bask from which cork is obtained.

Steppe:a wide or vast plain, esp. one without trees.

Evergreen:having green leaves throughout the year.

Birches: a tree having a smooth, peeling outer bark and close-grained wood.

Boar:a male pig kept for breeding.

Fallow deer:a Eurasian deer, with a fallow or yellowish coat.

Stork:a wading bird having long legs and a long neck and bill.

Marten:the fur of such an animal, generally a dark brown.

Chamois:a small antelope much like a goat, of the high mountains of Europe.

Mink:a semiaquatic weasellike animal.

1 comment:

  1. GOOD!! You did it. The glossary is quite complete. In the next one try to post some picture to manera it clearer

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