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PHY Spanish Geo.
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A vertical (or near vertical) rock face. (noun) | CLIFF |
| The shoreline or oceanfront. (noun) | COAST |
| Coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge. (noun) | ESTUARY |
| A series of adjoining mountains, often in a line. (noun) | MOUNTAIN RANGE |
| The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain (noun) | PEAK |
| A tree of the genus Quercus, bearing acorns and having lobed leaves. (noun) | OAK TREE |
| Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus. (noun) | POPLAR TREE |
| A shrub that originates from Europe ans Asia Minor and produces fragrant mint used in cooking and perfumes. (noun) | ROSEMARY |
| The height measured from sea level up to any given point. (noun) | ALTITUDE |
| A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland. (noun) | PLATEAU |
| An area of water that drains into a river. (noun) | RIVER BASIN |
| A group of islands. (noun) | ARCHIPELAGO |
| Movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. (noun) | WIND |
| The amount of water vapour in the air. (noun) | HUMIDITY |
| The amount of rain that falls on a single occasion. (noun) | RAINFALL |
| Any geological feature such as a mountain or valley. (noun) | LANDFORM |
| The gas phase component of a liquid or solid. (noun) | VAPOUR |
| Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the Division Pteridophyta (formerly known by some as Filicophyta) that lacks seeds and reproduces by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations. (noun) | FERN |
| Any of various small green plants of the division Bryophyta (formerly class Musci). (noun) | MOSS |
| Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the atmosphere. (noun) | PRECIPITATION |
| A warm, pungent aromatic plant that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups. (noun) | THYME |
| Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, including euphorbs. (noun) | CACTI |
| Common name for a tree of the genus Arecaceae usually characterised by having a single stem or trunk, directly from which sprout several leaves or fronds giving a shape like an outstretched hand. (noun) | PALM TREE |
| Any of various shrubs or small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas. (noun) | HOLLY |
| Having many mountains. (adjective) | MONTAINUOUS |
| Large in scope. (adjective) | WIDE / BROAD |
| Having a small width; not wide; slim; slender; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth. (adjective) | NARROW |
| Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point . (adjective) | LONG |
| Being elevated in position or status, a state of being above many things. (adjective) | HIGH |
| Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks. (adjective) | ROCKY |
| Covered with sand. (adjective) | SANDY |
| Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length. (adjective) | STRAIGHT |
| Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano. (adjective) | VOLCANIC |
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