vocabulary words lesson 14 geography. apex noun the summit or highest point the apex of the range is...
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Apex
• Noun• The summit or highest point
• The apex of the range is the 14, 309-foot Uncompahgre Peak.
Blighted
• Adjective• Ruined or destroyed
• Acid rain has left many forests in a blighted condition.
Bog
• Noun• A marshland or area of wet, poorly drained
ground
• In Ireland we watched peat being cut from a bog.
Crags
• Noun• Steep, rugged rock formations forming part of
a cliff
• The landscape of the Scottish highlands is one of mountains and crags.
Embankment
• Noun• A mound of earth or stone built to hold back
water or to support a roadway
• During the spring flood, the river spilled over the embankment.
Fauna
• Noun• Animals, especially those associated with a
particular region
• Charles Darwin studied the fauna of the Galapagos islands.
Flora
• Noun• Plants, especially those associated with a
particular region
• Tourists are bedazzled by the flora of Hawaii.
Infest
• Verb• To overrun in large numbers
• Mosquitoes infest the swamp near our house and make our lives miserable during the summer.
Obelisk
• Noun• A slender, four-sided, tapering monument that
ends in a point
• The Washington Monument is best known obelisk in the United States.
Quarry• Noun• An open pit from which stone is obtained by
digging, cutting, or blasting
• Heavy trucks loaded with rock pulled out of the quarry.
Pinnacle
• Noun• A tall, pointed formation or spire
• The distinctive pinnacle of Switzerland’s Matterhorn is easily recognized.
Sedimentary
• Adjective• Of or related to material which settles to the
bottom of a liquid from the ocean floor
• Scientists can learn a lot about climatic changes by studying sedimentary material from the ocean floor.
Silt
• Noun• Fine mineral particles whose size is
comparable to sand
• Silt is formed by the weathering and decomposition of rock.