Nature Flashcards
abandon
to leave, to give up (verlassen)
adversely
in a harmful way, negagtively (ungünstig, widrig)
aggregate
gathered into or amounting in a whole (insgesamt)
cultivation
preparing the land to grow crops, improvement for agricultural purposes (Anbau/Bodenbearbeitung)
fertilize
to supply with nourishment for plants by adding helpful substances to the soil (düngen)
intensify
to increase in power, to act with increased strength (verstärken, intensivieren)
irrigation
the supplying of water to dry land (Bewässerung)
obtain
to gain possession of; to get (erhalten)
photosynthesis
the process by which green plants make their own food by combining water, salts, and carbon dioxide in the presence of light (photosynthese)
precipitation
water that falls to the Earth’s surface (Niederschlag)
anticipate
to expect; to sense something before it happens (erwarten / ahnen)
catastrophic
extremely harmful; causing financial or physical ruin (katastrophal)
collide
to come together with great or violent force (kollidieren)
eruption
a sudde, often violent, outburst (Eruption)
famine
server hunger, a drastic food shortage (Hungersnot)
flood
an overflowing of water, an excessive amount (Flut)