29 Weather And Climate Flashcards
Rainfall
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
Arid
Extremely dry
Prone to
Susceptible to, likely to
Drought
A long period without rain
Tundra
Area in the north with no trees and permanently frozen ground
Vegetation
Plant life
Coniferous
term used to refer to trees that produce seed-bearing cones and have thin leaves shaped like needles
Evergreen
A tree that does not lose its leaves in the winter and stays green all year round
deciduous
trees and shrubs that shed their leaves at the end of the growing season
Prairies
flat grasslands in Canada and northern USA (similar to steppes in Asia or pampas in South America)
Paddy fields
Fields planted with rice growing in water
Cereals
Type of grass cultivated to produce a grain, e.g. a food plant like rice, wheat or maize
Tend
Take care of
Developed
With a modern, industrial economy
manufacturing
producing goods in large numbers
At the forefront
In an important position
Generate
Produce, create
Developing
describes a country that is poor and does not have a modern, industrial economy
Are descend from
are related to someone who lived in the past
Indigenous
existing naturally in that place
Ancestors
Relatives from earlier
times: we are our ancestors’ descendants
Descendants
children, grandchildren, and continuing generations
Migrants
people who move to live in another country or another part
of their own country (often for reasons of economic need;
Emigrant
someone who leaves a country
Immigrant
Someone who moves to live in a country
Settled
Made their homes
Boiling/sweltering/roasting
Very hot
Chilly/ freezing/nippy
Very cold
Blowy/breezy
Very windy
Stifling/heavy/close
Oppressive/sultry ( of weather)
Downpour/deluge
Chucking it down, it’s pouring
Humid
Muggy/clammy/sticky
A climate of distrust
Secrecy and dishonesty
A climate of change
Good conditions to foster a change (in politics, life quality)
Sunny disposition
Hardly ever miserable
A frosty reception
Unfriendly welcome
Cloud your judgement
Make it hard for you to judge well
Under a cloud
Under suspicion
A hail of bullets
A lot of bullets
A hazy memory
Unclear memory
In the mists of history
A period of time so long ago that people cannot remember it
A whirlwind of speculation
A lot of speculation
Thunderous applause
Very loud applause
Thundery
Stormy weather
Under the weather
Not feeling well
To brake the ice
Make someone feel less nervous
As right as rain
Fell well again after being ill
Raining cats and dogs
Raining heavily
Come rain or shine
Whatever happens
Save for a rainy dain
Put money aside for when you need it
Snowed under with something
Having a lot of work to do
Not have the foggiest idea
Not know sth at all
A face like thunder
Look very angry
Steal someone’s thunder
Take the attention away from someone, usually to your own advantage
A storm in a teacup
Get angry over something that is not important
