El Niño Flashcards
Current
a movement of water, air, or electricity in a particular direction
repercussion
the effect that an action, event, or decision has on something, especially a bad effect
equator
an imaginary line drawn around the middle of the earth an equal distance from the North Pole and the South Pole
anchovies
a small fish with a strong, salty taste
occasion
a particular time, especially when something happens or has happened
offshore
away from or at a distance from the coast
disruption
the action of preventing something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected
vice versa
used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
annual
happening once every year
accompany
to go with someone or to be provided or exist at the same time as something
piecing together
to create something by joining the separate parts of it together or by joining different things together
fishery
an area of water where fish are caught so they can be sold
enhance
to improve the quality, amount, or strength of something
swing
to move easily and without interruption backwards and forwards or from one side to the other
colonist
someone who lives in or goes to live in a country or area that is a colony
