Unit 10 Vocabulary The natural world/ global warming
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A coast – a land by the sea - pobřeží
A desert - a dry land, an area covered with sand – poušť – the Sahara desert
The Earth – our planet - Země
A forest – large deep area or trees and plants – deeper than woods - prales/ the Šumava forest
A wood – an area of covered with trees – les – there´s a wood by Hradec Králové
An island – a place of land completely surrounded by water – ostrov – Iceland is an island (Island)
A jungle – a tropical forest
A lake – a large area of land surrounded by water - jezero
A mountain range – a group of hills and mountains – pohoří – The Krkonoše mountains is a mountain range
An ocean – a very large area of sea
A river – a natural flow of fresh water across a land - řeka
A sea – a salty water, smaller than an ocean
A volcano – a mountain with a hole at the top that sometimes sends out lava, rocks, steam and ashes in a
sudden erruption - sopka
The climate – weather conditions in a particular place – e.g. in the Czech Republic - podnebí
Damage – to harm or spoil something - poškodit
Increase/ rise – to become larger - růst
Decrease – to become smaller – snižovat se
Drought – a long period of little or no rain - sucho
Floods – an area covered with water - povodně
Melt – to turn from ice into water - tát
Sea level - The height/ amount of the sea - hladina moře
Species [spísís] – a set of animals or plants with similar characteristics - druh
Unit 10 Vocabulary The natural world/ global warming
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A coast – a land by the sea - pobřeží
A desert - a dry land, an area covered with sand – poušť – the Sahara desert
The Earth – our planet - Země
A forest – large deep area or trees and plants – deeper than woods - prales/ the Šumava forest
A wood – an area of covered with trees – les – there´s a wood by Hradec Králové
An island – a place of land completely surrounded by water – ostrov – Iceland is an island (Island)
A jungle – a tropical forest
A lake – a large area of land surrounded by water - jezero
A mountain range – a group of hills and mountains – pohoří – The Krkonoše mountains is a mountain range
An ocean – a very large area of sea
A river – a natural flow of fresh water across a land - řeka
A sea – a salty water, smaller than an ocean
A volcano – a mountain with a hole at the top that sometimes sends out lava, rocks, steam and ashes in a
sudden erruption - sopka
The climate – weather conditions in a particular place – e.g. in the Czech Republic - podnebí
Damage – to harm or spoil something - poškodit
Increase/ rise – to become larger - růst
Decrease – to become smaller – snižovat se
Drought – a long period of little or no rain - sucho
Floods – an area covered with water - povodně
Melt – to turn from ice into water - tát
Sea level - The height/ amount of the sea - hladina moře
Species [spísís] – a set of animals or plants with similar characteristics - druh