4.1 Geography S195/197 Flashcards

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Wüste

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desert

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Vordringen der Wüste

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desertification

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Gebirgskette

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mountain range

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nordamerikanische Langgrassteppe

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prairie

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Sumpf

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swamp

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Halbinsel

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peninsula

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hier: südlicher Landzipfel von Alaska, “Pfannenstiel” (wegen der Form)

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Panhandle

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Tal des Todes

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Death Valley

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Schlucht

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canyon

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Becken

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basin

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der Grosse Salzsee

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the Great Salt Lake

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Salzwasser

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saltwater

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Süsswasser

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freshwater

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Ebene

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plain

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Hochebene

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plateau

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Golf

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gulf

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Flussdelta

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delta

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die Niagarafälle

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the Niagara Falls

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Wasserfall

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waterfall

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die Appalachen

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the Appalachian Mountains = the Appalachians

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sich über ein Gebiet erstrecken

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to cover an area

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Halbkugel

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hemisphere

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Festland

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mainland

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tropische Insel

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tropical island

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die Tropen
the tropics
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Grenze
frontier
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Wildnis
wilderness
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nördlicher Polarkreis
Arctic Circle
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Tundra
tundra
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gemässigt
temperate
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Regenwald
rainforest
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atemberaubend
breathtaking = spectacular
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Landschaft(en)
scenery (sing.)
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Gletscher
glacier
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Gipfel
peak
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Berg (nur im Namen von Bergen)
Mount (used only in the names of mountains)
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trocken, dürr
arid
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karg, unfruchtbar
barren
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öde
bleak
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karg
bare
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unwirtlich
inhospitable
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üppig
lush
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sanft
gentle
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wellig
rolling
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die Britischen Inseln
the British Isles
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See (irisches Wort für "lake")
Lough
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See (schottisches Wort für "lake")
Loch
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Hochland
highlands (pl)
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tiefe, lang gestreckte Meeresbucht
firth
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Gebiet
district
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Moor, Heidelandschaft
moor(s)
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Gebirgskette in Grossbritannien
the Pennines
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Bucht
bay
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die Niederungen in East Anglia
the Fens
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Sumpfland, Moorland
fen
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Hügel
hill
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Gebirgsausläufer
foothills
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Grüngürtel (hier: um London)
Green Belt
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Trichtermündung
estuary
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Hügelland
downs
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Felsen
cliff
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der Ärmelkanal
the (English) Channel
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Küste
coast
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Grafschaft
county
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ansteigend
sloping
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Hang
slope
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fruchtbar
fertile
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Erde, Boden
soil
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hier: Landschaft
countryside
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wild, felsig
rugged
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kahl
stark
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gebirgig, bergig
mountainous
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tief gelegen
low-lying
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sumpfig
marshy
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an der Küste liegen
to be situated/ to lie on the coast
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nördlich von... liegen
to be situated/ to lie (to the) north of...
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im Norden
to be situated/ to lie in the north
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an... grenzen
to border on...
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nördlich/südlich/... von ... liegen
to be north/south/east/west of
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...m über dem Meeresspiegel liegen
to be ...m above sea level
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auf Meereshöhe liegen
to be at sea level
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von ... umgeben sein
to be surrounded by ...