Nature Environment Flashcards
Eng. Bank
A raised area of ground along the edge of a river
Vik
Bay
Flodmynning
Mouth
Pebble
Småsten
Pond
A body of water smaller than a lake
Sometimes artificially formed like dammigt a stream
Shore
Strand, kust
Stream
Ström, Bäck, å
A small narrow river
River
Flod, älv
Bäck
Brook
A small natural stream of fresh water
Creek
US, Canada, Australia:
A stream smaller than a river
British dialekt, a narrow windling passage
Glen
A narrow valley
Glade
Glänta
An open space in a forest
Slate
Skiffer
Slate is a more pressurised version of shale and therefore a little more durable.
Shale is crumbly and usually breaks apart with the slightest amount of pressure, I.e. In landscaping slate is used.
Spruce
Gran
Weir
Fördämning,
A low dam built across a river to raise the level of water upstream or regulate its flow.
Grove
Lund, dunge
Glade
Glänta
Mound
Hög, kulle
Skiffer (sv)
Shale, slate
Limestone soil
Kalkhaltig jord
To lie fallow
Att ligga i träda
Acre
Tunnland (0.405 hectar)
Endemic
Endemisk, inhemsk
Horticultural
Trädgårdsodlings-