Showing posts with label GEOGRAPHIES VOCABULARY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GEOGRAPHIES VOCABULARY. Show all posts

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Names of wird fauna and plants

GEOGRAPHY

VEGETATION


Oak:













Beech:












Thicket:










Heather:









Maqui:







Birches:












Canary Island pine:










Dragon tree:








FAUNA

Seal:











Boar:









Fallow:






Stork:












Vulture:









Marten:









Mink:









Chamois:










Capercaille:















Tizon lizard:

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Vocabulary of the week


GEOGRAPHY

ESTUARY: Mouth of a river open to the sea originates on coasts with strong tides. Fresh river water in a estury mixes with salt water entering the mouth of the estuary from the sea
CLIFFS: High,steep rock faces, especially at the edge of the sea 
DELTA: Accumulation of materials(sand and stones) deposited by the river in a shallow part of the coast where it meets the sea and often triangular-shaped
SHALOW: Not deep
CAPES: Piece of land extending out into the sea
PLATEAU: Large areas of flat or slightly hilly land unlike plains, higger than the land around them
PLAINS: Large areas of flat or slightly hilly land not much higher than the sea level,formed by accumulation of sediment from erosion
CHANNEL: A narrow body of water between a continent and an island
BANK OF THE RIVER: Sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water
COLLIDE: To strike each other forcefully
STEEP SLOPES: having or being a slope or gradient approaching the perpendicular  
RAVINE: A narrow steep-side valley usually created by the effects of running water off the soil over a long time
GRASSLAND: Farmland used for grazing or pasture
INSULATE: To cover or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage of the heat, electricity, or sound

Saturday, October 1, 2016

Vocabulary of the week

GEOGRAPHY

DUE TO: Because of

DUMP: Water controlled by a barrier

STREAMS: Small river that comes from a bigger one

IRRIGATION SYSTEM: To supply (lands or crops) with water by means of pipes, sprinklers, ditches or streams

AIR CURRENTS: Air moving from an air of high pressure to an area of low preasure


CARTOGRAPHY: The art or technique of making maps or charts