Map Skills Flashcards
arid
very dry
bountiful
existing in large quantities
locality
an area or neighbourhood
major
main, more important
rapid
happening in a short time
vibrant
bright, full of energy
biome
large areas with similar climate, landscapes, animals and plants
climate
the general weather conditions over a long period of time
environmental
relating to the surroundings in which animals and plants live
equatorial
relating to the equator
Mediterranean
relating to the sea that separates Europe from Africa
tropic
line of latitude where the sun is directly overhead at midsummer
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-ity
state of
Examples: ability, maturity, unit
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bio
life
Examples: biology, biography, biodiversity
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medi
middle
Examples: median, medium, medieval
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terra
earth, land
Examples: terrain, Mediterranean, terracotta
It never rains but it pours.
Bad things keep happening.
under the weather
feeling unwell
resources
a stock or supply
or
an action or strategy
topographical
relating to the arrangement or accurate representation of the physical features of an area
equator
the imaginary circle around Earth that is everywhere equidistant from the geographic poles and lies in a plane perpendicular to Earth’s axis
latitude
horizontal lines that measure distance north or south of the equator
longitude
vertical lines that measure east or west of the meridian
location
a particular place or position
