Vocabulary Nature, Environment, Cology Flashcards

1
Q

monutain

A

montaña

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2
Q

hill

A

colina

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3
Q

mountain range

mountain chain

A

cordillera

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4
Q

mountains

A

sierra

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5
Q

river

A

río

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6
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stream

brook

A

arroyo

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7
Q

waterfall

cataract

A

catarata

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8
Q

cascade

waterfall

A

cascada

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9
Q

road
journey
trip

A

camino

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10
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path

route

A

senda

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11
Q

trail

A

pista

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12
Q

oak

A

roble

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13
Q

illuminated

lit up

A

luminoso

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14
Q

chestnut

A

castaño

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15
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pine

A

pino

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16
Q

beech

A

haya

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17
Q

to discover

to find out

A

averguar

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18
Q

meadow

prairie

A

pradera

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19
Q

steppe

A

estepario

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20
Q

arid
parched
dry
cold

A

reseco

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21
Q

It’s raining cats and dogs

A

hacer un día de perros

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22
Q

to blow

A

soplar

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23
Q

to rain heavily (think of the sea)

A

llover a mares

24
Q

warm climate

A

los climas cálidos

25
Q

temperate climates

A

los climas templados

26
Q

cold climate

A

los climas fríos

27
Q

artic circle

A

círculo polar ártico

28
Q

tropic of cancer

A

trópico de Cancer

29
Q

the equator

A

ecuador

30
Q

tropic of capricorn

A

trópico de Capricornio

31
Q

antarctic

A

círculo polar antártico

32
Q

Three phrases for describing how weather changes as you arrive at a new region

A

A MEDIDA QUE
A medida que nos alegamos hacia los polos, va apareciendo una estación seca.
CONFORME
La duración de la estación sec aumenta conforme nos alegamos del ecuador.
SEGÚN
Según nos acercamos al mar, las temperaturas se van volviendo más suaves.

33
Q

Altitude sickness

puna

A

puna

34
Q

plain
prairie
grassland

A

llanura

35
Q

rare
scarce
few and far between

A

escasa

36
Q

palm tree

A

palmera

37
Q

vine

liana

A

liana

38
Q

leaf

A

hoja

39
Q

fir tree

A

abeto

40
Q

cypres

A

ciprés

41
Q

seal

A

foca

42
Q

penguin

A

pingúino

43
Q

fox

A

zorro

44
Q

frog

A

rana

45
Q

parrot

A

loro

46
Q

jaguar

A

jaguar

47
Q

eagle

A

águila

48
Q

deer

A

ciervo

49
Q

abrupt

brusque

A

brusco

50
Q

rhea

A

ñandú

51
Q

rabbit

A

conejo

52
Q

predatory

A

depredador

53
Q

leafy
dense
thick
overgrown

A

frondoso

54
Q

calm
placid
mild-mannered
even-tempered

A

apacible

55
Q

trench

ditch

A

foso