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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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3
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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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5
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Sumpf

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swamp

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Halbinsel

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peninsula

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7
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hier: südlicher Landzipfel von Alaska, “Pfannenstiel” (wegen der Form)

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Panhandle

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8
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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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11
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der Grosse Salzsee

A

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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14
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Ebene

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plain

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15
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Hochebene

A

plateau

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Golf

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gulf

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17
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Flussdelta

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delta

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18
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die Niagarafälle

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the Niagara Falls

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19
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Wasserfall

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waterfall

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20
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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

A

to cover an area

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22
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Halbkugel

A

hemisphere

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23
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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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25
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die Tropen

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the tropics

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26
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Grenze

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frontier

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27
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Wildnis

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wilderness

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28
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nördlicher Polarkreis

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Arctic Circle

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29
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Tundra

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tundra

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30
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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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33
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Landschaft(en)

A

scenery (sing.)

34
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Gletscher

A

glacier

35
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Gipfel

A

peak

36
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Berg (nur im Namen von Bergen)

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Mount (used only in the names of mountains)

37
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trocken, dürr

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arid

38
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karg, unfruchtbar

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barren

39
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öde

A

bleak

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karg

A

bare

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unwirtlich

A

inhospitable

42
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üppig

A

lush

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sanft

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gentle

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wellig

A

rolling

45
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die Britischen Inseln

A

the British Isles

46
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See (irisches Wort für “lake”)

A

Lough

47
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See (schottisches Wort für “lake”)

A

Loch

48
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Hochland

A

highlands (pl)

49
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tiefe, lang gestreckte Meeresbucht

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firth

50
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Gebiet

A

district

51
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Moor, Heidelandschaft

A

moor(s)

52
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Gebirgskette in Grossbritannien

A

the Pennines

53
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Bucht

A

bay

54
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die Niederungen in East Anglia

A

the Fens

55
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Sumpfland, Moorland

A

fen

56
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Hügel

A

hill

57
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Gebirgsausläufer

A

foothills

58
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Grüngürtel (hier: um London)

A

Green Belt

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Trichtermündung

A

estuary

60
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Hügelland

A

downs

61
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Felsen

A

cliff

62
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der Ärmelkanal

A

the (English) Channel

63
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Küste

A

coast

64
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Grafschaft

A

county

65
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ansteigend

A

sloping

66
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Hang

A

slope

67
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fruchtbar

A

fertile

68
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Erde, Boden

A

soil

69
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hier: Landschaft

A

countryside

70
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wild, felsig

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rugged

71
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kahl

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stark

72
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gebirgig, bergig

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mountainous

73
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tief gelegen

A

low-lying

74
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sumpfig

A

marshy

75
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an der Küste liegen

A

to be situated/ to lie on the coast

76
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nördlich von… liegen

A

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

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im Norden

A

to be situated/ to lie in the north

78
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an… grenzen

A

to border on…

79
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nördlich/südlich/… von … liegen

A

to be north/south/east/west of

80
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…m über dem Meeresspiegel liegen

A

to be …m above sea level

81
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auf Meereshöhe liegen

A

to be at sea level

82
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von … umgeben sein

A

to be surrounded by …

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