Vocabulary Man and Nature Flashcards
(19 cards)
dune (n)
a hill of sand near a beach or in a desert
hills (n)
an area of land that is higher than the surrounding land/colina
plain (n)
a large area of flat land/llanura, llano
crop (n)
plant such as a grain, fruit or vegetable grown in large amounts/ cultivo
farm (n)
an area of land used for growing crops or keeping animals as a business/granja
fields (n)
an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals, usually surrounded by a fence(cerca)/campo
plantation (n)
a large farm on which a particular type of crop is grown/plantación
ranch (n)
a very large farm on which animals are kept/rancho
drought (n)
When there isn’t enough rain and wáter levels are dangerously low/sequia
hurricane (n)
When there are very strong winds and usually rain
famine (n)
When there is not enough food/hambruna
flatlands (n)
a region in which the land is predominantly flat/llanuras
shelter (n)
a place to give protection from bad weather, danger or attack/refugio
shore (n)
the land along the Edge of a body of water/orilla
fossil fuel (n)
a natural fuel such as gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms/combustible fosil
harmful chemicals (n)
/quimico dañinos
trash cans (n)
/bote de basura
production line (n)
a line of machines and workers in a factory that a product moves along while it is being built or produced/cadena de fabricación
garbage dump (n)
a place where waste material is left/basurero
