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4.1 Geography S195/197 Flashcards

1
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Wüste

A

desert

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Vordringen der Wüste

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desertification

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Gebirgskette

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mountain range

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4
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nordamerikanische Langgrassteppe

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prairie

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Sumpf

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swamp

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Halbinsel

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peninsula

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hier: südlicher Landzipfel von Alaska, “Pfannenstiel” (wegen der Form)

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Panhandle

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Tal des Todes

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Death Valley

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Schlucht

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canyon

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Becken

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basin

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der Grosse Salzsee

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the Great Salt Lake

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Salzwasser

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saltwater

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Süsswasser

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freshwater

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Ebene

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plain

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Hochebene

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plateau

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Golf

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gulf

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Flussdelta

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delta

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die Niagarafälle

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the Niagara Falls

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Wasserfall

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waterfall

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die Appalachen

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the Appalachian Mountains = the Appalachians

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21
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sich über ein Gebiet erstrecken

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to cover an area

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Halbkugel

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hemisphere

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Festland

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mainland

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24
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tropische Insel

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tropical island

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die Tropen

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the tropics

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Grenze

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frontier

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Wildnis

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wilderness

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nördlicher Polarkreis

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Arctic Circle

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Tundra

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tundra

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gemässigt

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temperate

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31
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Regenwald

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rainforest

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32
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atemberaubend

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breathtaking = spectacular

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Landschaft(en)

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scenery (sing.)

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Gletscher

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Gipfel

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Berg (nur im Namen von Bergen)

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Mount (used only in the names of mountains)

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trocken, dürr

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karg, unfruchtbar

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öde

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karg

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unwirtlich

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inhospitable

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üppig

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sanft

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wellig

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die Britischen Inseln

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the British Isles

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See (irisches Wort für “lake”)

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See (schottisches Wort für “lake”)

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Hochland

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highlands (pl)

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tiefe, lang gestreckte Meeresbucht

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Gebiet

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Moor, Heidelandschaft

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Gebirgskette in Grossbritannien

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the Pennines

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Bucht

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die Niederungen in East Anglia

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Sumpfland, Moorland

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Hügel

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Gebirgsausläufer

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Grüngürtel (hier: um London)

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Green Belt

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Trichtermündung

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Hügelland

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Felsen

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der Ärmelkanal

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the (English) Channel

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Küste

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Grafschaft

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ansteigend

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Hang

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fruchtbar

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Erde, Boden

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hier: Landschaft

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countryside

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wild, felsig

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kahl

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gebirgig, bergig

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mountainous

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tief gelegen

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sumpfig

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an der Küste liegen

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to be situated/ to lie on the coast

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nördlich von… liegen

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to be situated/ to lie (to the) north of…

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im Norden

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to be situated/ to lie in the north

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an… grenzen

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to border on…

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nördlich/südlich/… von … liegen

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to be north/south/east/west of

80
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…m über dem Meeresspiegel liegen

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to be …m above sea level

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auf Meereshöhe liegen

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to be at sea level

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von … umgeben sein

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to be surrounded by …

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