Lesson 27 Flashcards

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1
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Arid

A

Dry

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2
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Prone to

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Trending to have a particular negative characteristic

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3
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Drought

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Long period without rain

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4
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Tundra

A

Area in north with no trees and permanently frozen ground

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5
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Vegetation

A

Plant life

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Coniferous

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Trees that are evergreen and produce cones, unlike deciduousbtrees, which lose their leaves in winter

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Prairie

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Flat grassland in Canada and northern USA

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Paddy fields

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Fields planted with rice growing in winter

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9
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Cereal

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Type of grass cultivated to produce a grain

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10
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Tend

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Take care of

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11
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Manufacturing

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Producing goods in large numbers

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12
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At the forefront

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In an important position

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13
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Generate

A

Produce / create

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14
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Be descended from

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Be related to someone who lived in the past

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15
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Indigenous

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Existing naturally in the place

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16
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Ancestors

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Relatives from earlier times; we are ancestor’s descendent

17
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Migrants

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People who move to live in another country or another part of their own country

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Emigrant

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Someone who leaves a country

19
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Immigrant

A

Someone who moves to live in a country

20
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Settled

A

Made their homes

21
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Rainfall

A

The amount of rain that falls, for example in a month or in a year