TRAVEL CAREER DEVELOPMENT Flashcards
ACCLIMATIZATION
THE WAY IN WHICH AN ORGANISM ADJUSTS TO A NEW ENVIRONMENT
ACROPOLIS
A GREEK WORD MEANING “HIGH POINT IN THE CITY”; A RAISED AREA (NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL), TOPPED WITH BUILDINGS; THE RELIGIOUS AND MILITARY CENTER OF Ancient Greek CITY-STATES
ADVENTURE TRAVEL
ANY TRAVEL WITH AN ELEMENT OF RISK
ALLUVIAL
AN ADJECTIVE REFERRING TO THE MUD, SILT, AND SAND DEPOSITED BY RIVERS AND STREAMS
ALPINE
AN AREA ON MOUNTAINS ABOVE THE TREE LINE BUT BELOW THE LIMIT OF PERMANENT SNOW
ALPINE SKIING
ANOTHER TERM FOR DOWNHILL SKIING
ALTIPLANO
THE HIGH PLAINS OF ECUADOR, BOLIVIA, AND PERU
ALTITUDE
THE HEIGHT IN THE ATMOSPHERE REFLECTING THE DISTANCE ABOVE SEA LEVEL
AQUEDUCT
A GRAVITY-FED WATER CHANNEL ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED BY THE ROMANS, FREQUENTLY ELEVATED AND SUPPORTED BY ARCHES
ARCHIPELAGO
A GROUP OF ISLANDS CLUSTERED TOGETHER
ARCTIC
THE COLD POLAR REGIONS WHERE TREES WILL NOT GROW
ATLAS
A BOOK OF MAPS
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
THE WEIGHT OF PRESSURE AS MEASURED BY A BAROMETER
ATOLL
A CORAL REEF ENCLOSING A LAGOON; FOUND MAINLY IN THE Pacific Ocean
AURORA
THE COLORFUL LIGHT DISPLAY THAT SHIMMERS IN THE DARK POLAR SKY. AURORA BOREALIS, AURORA AUSTRALIAS
AVALANCHE
A MASS OF SNOW, ICE, ROCK, OR OTHER MATERIAL SLIDING SWIFTLY DOWN A MOUNTAIN SIDE
BARRIER ISLAND
THE LANDFORMS PARALLEL TO SHORELINES
BASIN
A LOW SPOT IN THE LAND OR OCEAN FLOOR
BAY
A BODY OF WATER PARTLY SURROUNDED BY LAND
BAYOU
A SLUGGISH SWAMPY BACKWATER OF A RIVER OR LAKE
BEACH
A NARROW, GENTLY SLOPING STRIP OF LAND NEXT TO AN OCEAN OR LAKE
BENGUELA CURRENT
COLD FLOWING CURRENT OFF THE COAST OF South Africa
BILHARZIA
A DANGEROUS WATER BORNE PARASITIC DISEASE ACQUIRED BY SKIN CONTACT WITH FRESH WATER CONTAINING WORM LARVE. FOUND IN LAKES, STREAMS, AND WATER HOLES IN AFRICA, ASIA, THE CARIBBEAN , AND South America
BLUE HOLE
DEEP BLUE RING OF WATER IN THE SEA COMING FROM WHAT WAS A CAVE ON AN ISLAND OF LIMESTONE THAT HAS SUNK INTO THE OCEAN
BLUFF
A CLIFF OR STEEP WALL OF ROCK OR SOIL THAT BORDERS A RIVER OF FLOODPLAIN
BOG
AN AREA OF WETLAND IN WHICH SOIL CONDITIONS HINDER THE DECAY OF PLANT AND ANIMAL MATTER UNTIL THE MATTER ACCUMULATES AS PEAT. CALLED A MOOR IN ENGLAND AND A MUSKEG IN CANADA.
BORE
A WALL-LIKE WAVE OF SWIFT RUNNING WATER FORMED BY A BAY OR RIVER MOUTH BY A RAPIDLY RISING TIDE
BOREAL
AN ADJECTIVE REFERRING TO AN EVERGREEN FOREST IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
BREAKWATER
A PILE OF ROCK OR CONCREAT BUILT PARALLEL TO THE SHORE TO PREVENT EROSION OR DAMAGE TO BOATS
BUTTE
A LONELY TOWER OF ROCKS THAT RISES SHARPLY FROM THE SURROUNDING AREA AND HAS SLOPING SIDES AND A FLAT TOP.
CALDERA
A LARGE CRATER FORMED AFTER A VOLCANO EXPLODES AND COLLAPSES IN ON ITSELF
CALVING
THE BREAKING OFF OF GLACIAL ICE INTO THE OCEAN TO FORM ICEBERGS
