Chapter 21 Flashcards

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a nivel del mar

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at sea level

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2
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el agua dulce

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fresh water

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3
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el agua salada

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salt water

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4
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la arena

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sand

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5
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la bahía

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bay

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6
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el barranco

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cliff

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7
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el bosque

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forest

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8
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la cordillera

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mountain range

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9
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el desierto

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desert

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la frontera

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border/frontier

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11
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la isla

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island

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12
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el lago

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lake

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13
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la laguna

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lagoon

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14
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el límite

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border/boundary

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15
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la llanura

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plains

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16
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la meseta

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plateau/mesa

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17
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la montaña

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mountain

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18
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el océano

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ocean

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19
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la región

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region

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20
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el río

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river

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21
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la roca

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rock

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22
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la selva

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jungle

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23
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el terreno

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terrain/lot

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24
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la Tierra

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Earth

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el valle
valley
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el volcán
volcano
27
la zona
zone
28
alrededor (de)
around
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acho
wide
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antiguo
old/ancient
31
arenoso
sandy
32
árido
arid/dry
33
boscoso
wooded
34
caudaloso
mighty (river)
35
desértico
desert-like
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estrecho
narrow
37
llano
flat
38
montañoso
mountainous
39
vaegable
vaigable
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rocoso
rocky
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rodeado (de)
surrounded (by)
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selvático
jungle-like
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ubicado
located
44
volcánico
volcanic
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el acero
steel
46
el cacao
cacao
47
el calzado
footwear
48
la caña de azucar
sugarcane
49
el carbón
coal/carbon
50
el cobre
copper
51
la cosecha
harvest
52
el cultivo
crop
53
la esmeralda
emerald
54
el estaño
tin
55
el gas natural
natural gas
56
el hierro
iron
57
la madera
wood/lumber
58
la mina
mine
59
el oro
gold
60
el petróleo
crude oil
61
las piedras preciosas
precious stones
62
la plata
silver
63
el plomo
lead
64
el pozo petrolero
oil well
65
los recursos naturales
natural resources
66
el trigo
wheat
67
la especie
species
68
el ganado
cattle
69
la huella
footprint
70
la llama
llama/flame
71
la oveja
sheep
72
el pájaro
bird
73
el tiburón
shark
74
el toro
bull
75
la vaca
cow
76
la agricultura
agriulture
77
el comercio
commerce
78
la ganadería
cattle raising
79
la industria pesquera
fishing industry
80
la industria petrolera
oil industry
81
la industria textil
textile industry
82
la maquinaria
machinery
83
la minería
mining industry
84
la pesca
fishing
85
acordar
to agree
86
ascender
to ascending/go up
87
atravesar
to traverse/go across
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beneficiar
to benefit
89
bloquear
to block
90
construir
to construct/build
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criar
to raise
92
cultivar
to cultivate/grow/farm
93
descender
to descend/go down
94
desembocar
to flow into
95
exportar
to export
96
fabricar
to manufacture
97
hundirse
to sink
98
importar
to import
99
navegar
to navigate
100
parecer
to seem like
101
perjudicar
to harm
102
producir
to produce
103
rescatar
to rescue
104
reunirse
to meet/gather
105
solucionar
to solve/resolve/settle
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trasladar
to transfer
107
el acuerdo
accord
108
el arancel
customs tariff/duty
109
el contrato
contract
110
la deuda externa
foreign debt
111
la economía
economy
112
la exportación
export
113
la importación
import
114
la inversión
investment
115
el país desarrollado
developed country
116
el país en vía de dearrollo
developing country
117
la producción
production
118
el subsidio
subsidy
119
el trámite
step/procedure
120
el Tratado de Libre Comercio
Free Trade Agreement
121
a menudo
often
122
en realidad
actually
123
la mayor parte
most/majority
124
la mayoría
most/majority
125
no obstante
nevertheless
126
alguien
someone
127
algún
some
128
nadie
no one
129
ningún
none
130
entrar en vigor
to take effect
131
estar a favor
to be in favor of
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estar en contra
to be against
133
el barco
ship/boat
134
el buque
ship
135
la compuerta
flodgate
136
la esclusa
lock (canal)
137
el puerto
port/harbor/wharf
138
el agricultor
farmer
139
la bodega
warehouse/wine cellar
140
el campesino
farm worker
141
la fábrica
factory
142
la huelga
strike