1.1.3 Geography Flashcards by zoe stoller

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Tal

A

valley

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gewaltig, riesig

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huge

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Prärie (Grasebene)

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prairie

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Ebene

A

plain

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Fluss, Strom

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river

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fliessen

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to flow

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Landschaft

A

landscape

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Szenerie, Landschaft

A

scenery

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Klima

A

climate

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Küstenlinie

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coastline

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felsig

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rocky

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Fels, grosser Stein

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rock

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sandig

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sandy

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Sand

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sand

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Strand

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Beach

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Bucht

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bay

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im Landesinneren

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inland

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gebirgig

A

mountainous

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eben, flach

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flat

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Gipfel

A

summit

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über/unter dem Meeresspiegel

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above/below sea-level

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Wildnis

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wilderness

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wild

A

wild

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Wüste

A

desert

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etw. umgehen

to surround sth.

niedrig, tief

low

hoch

high

Boden

ground

steinig

stony

Stein

stone

sehr gross und weitläufig

vast

Nationalpark

National Park

(grosser) Wald

forest

Bach

stream

bewaldet

wooded

(kleiner) Wald

wood

Land(schaft)

countryside

Hügel

hill

hügelig

hilly

Damm

dam

Reservoir, Talsperre

reservoir

etw. liefern

to supply sth.

Vorrat

(a) supply

Gletscher

glacier

schmelzen

to melt

gefrieren

to freeze

(der) See

lake

Ufer, Strand

shore

Wasserfall

waterfall

Herz, Mitte

heart

flach

flat

weiter Raum, Fläche

expanse

weites, offenes Land

open spaces

Viehfarm

cattle ranch

mild

mild

Seebad, Ferienort am Meer

seaside resort

Sumpfgebiet

swampland

die Naturgewalten

the forces of nature

jdn. zwingen etw. zu tun

to force so. to do sth.

Katastrophe

disaster

aktiv, tätig

active

inaktiv

inactive

Vulkan

volcano

Ausbruch

eruption

ausbrechen

to erupt

jdn./etw. betreffen

to affect so./sth.

Erdbeben

earthquake

tropischer Wirbelsturm

hurricane

Tornado, Wirbelsturm

tornado

Wirbelwind

whirlwind

Schaden

damage

etwas beschädigen

to damage sth.

heftiger Schneesturm

blizzard

fegen

to sweep

ausgedehnt, umfangreich

extensive

sich ausdehnen

to extend

Höhle

cave

Gang

passageway

etw. entdecken

to discover sth.

Entdeckung

discovery

etw. kartographisch darstellen

to map sth.

Landkarte

map

Ebene, Schicht, Etage

level

Oberfläche

surface

etw. messen

to measure sth.

Mass

measurement

Basis, Fuss

base

Höhe

height

hoch

high

Süsswasser

freshwater

Salzwasser

saltwater

Schlucht (1)

gorge

Schlucht (2)

canyon

sich (über etw.) erstrecken

to stretch (over sth.)

tief

deep

Tiefe

depth

Klippe, Felsen

cliff

Gezeiten, Ebbe und Flut

tide

Flut

high tide