VOCABULARY -- Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain Flashcards

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plain

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a large area of flat or almost flat land

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browse

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to feed on the leaves or twigs of a tree or shrub

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herdsman

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a person who keeps or tends a group of animals

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pasture

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to put animals in a field to feed on grass

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drought

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a long period of time when there is little or no rain

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rainfall

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the amount of rain that falls on an area during a certain period of time

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Early every morning, Joey watches the deer who come to _____ the shrubs in his backyard for breakfast.
pasture browse plain

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browse

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The farmer decided to _____ her sheep on the grassy hill.

rainfall browse pasture

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pasture

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9
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We had to conserve water during the _____ .

rainfall pasture drought

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drought

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10
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The _____ led his goats up the mountainside.

herdsman pasture plain

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herdsman

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Grass waved across the flat _____ for as far as the eye could see.
browse rainfall plain

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plain

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12
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Ireland gets a great deal of _____ every year and is know for its green fields.
pasture drought rainfall

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rainfall

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