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Europe vocab U1
U1 Europe vocabulary terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Eurasia | continents of Europe and Asia |
| sovereign | self-governing |
| arable | suitable for farming |
| climate | average annual weather conditions in a location |
| permafrost | permanently frozen soil |
| urban | industrialized city or town |
| hospitable | friendly, welcoming |
| lush (vegetation) | thick healthy growing plants |
| Chernobyl | northern Ukraine, worst nuclear disaster in human history |
| fallout | radioactive particles in the atmosphere falling back to the land after a nuclear explosion |
| composed | feelings and expressions under control, calm |
| emissions | discharge of something like gas or radiation (car exhaust fumes) |
| potent (cross) | cross-shaped pieces, straight bar across each end of an extremity |
| prevalent | spread across a wide area or time |
| abundant | existing/available in large quantities, plentiful |
| phenomenon | hap88pening or event that is observed and investigate to know the cause or to explain the situation. |
| irradiated | exposed to radiation |
| pollutants | something that pollutes/contaminates the water or atmosphere |