High School

Match the vocabulary word with its definition.

1. fine-grained, fertile soil
2. dam
3. trees that lose their leaves in the fall
4. of Spain and Portugal
5. able to be used for travel by water
6. land below sea level from which water has been removed
7. a deep, high-walled coastal valley created by glacier movement and filled by the waters of melting glaciers
8. a severe windstorm characterized by spiraling winds
9. a slow-moving river of snow and ice that moves on the Earth's surface
10. a safe place for ships to dock
11. a long period of dry weather resulting in water shortages
12. a windstorm that blows up clouds of dust or sand
13. a strong, dry, cold north or northwestern wind

Options:
A. fjord
B. polder
C. deciduous
D. dike
E. loess
F. Iberian
G. navigable
H. mistral
I. cyclone
J. sirocco
K. glacier
L. drought

Answer :

Answer:

fjord a deep, high-walled coastal valley created by glacier movement and filled by the waters of melting glaciers

polder land below sea level from which water has been removed

deciduous trees that lose their leaves in the fall

di ke da m

loess fine-grained, fertile soil

Iberian of Spain and Portugal

navigable a safe place for ships to dock

mistral a strong, dry, cold north or northwestern wind

cyclone a severe windstorm characterized by spiraling winds

sirocco a windstorm that blows up clouds of dust or sand

glacier a slow-moving river of snow and ice that moves on the Earth's surface

drought a long period of dry weather resulting in water shortages

Part 1:

Fjord → a deep, high-walled coastal valley created by glacier movement and filled by the waters of melting glaciers.

Glacier → a slow-moving river of snow and ice that moves on the earth's surface.

Polder → land below sea level from which water has been removed.

Deciduous → trees that lose their leaves in the fall.

Di ke → da m.

Loess → fine-grained, fertile soil.

Part 2:

Drought → a long period of dry weather resulting in water shortages.

Harbor → a safe places for ships to dock.

Iberian → of Spain and Portugal.

Navigable → able to be used for travel by water.

Sirocco → a windstorm that blows up clouds of dust or sand.

Mistral → a strong, dry, cold north or northwestern wind.

Cyclone → a severe windstorm characterized by spiraling winds.