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Ang Egzamin

The document provides definitions for various geographical and environmental terms, such as bay, canal, cape, and cliff, as well as natural phenomena like floods, droughts, and hurricanes. It describes landforms, bodies of water, and ecosystems, highlighting their characteristics and relationships. Additionally, it touches on natural disasters, including earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

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Ang Egzamin

The document provides definitions for various geographical and environmental terms, such as bay, canal, cape, and cliff, as well as natural phenomena like floods, droughts, and hurricanes. It describes landforms, bodies of water, and ecosystems, highlighting their characteristics and relationships. Additionally, it touches on natural disasters, including earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

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Bay - the part of water touching land

Canal – this is man – made waterway like a long, narrow path of water. It is made for
boats or for
Cape - is a piece of land that is a little bit in the sea or ocean
Cliff - a high, steep wall , made of stones or sands
Coastline - is where the land touches the sea or ocean. It's the edge between land and
water.
Dense forest - is a forest where the trees grow very close to each other.
Dunes - they are hills made of sand in Łeba
Estuary - is an area where a river meets the sea. It’s a mix of fresh water from the
river and salt water from the ocean.
Flood plain - is a flat area of land next to a river or stream that can be flooded with
water during floods
Gorge - is a narrow and deep valley with steep sides
Grassland - an area of land where a lot of grass grows
Gulf - part of the sea or ocean close to land. It is big and deep
Island - a piece of land surrounded by water
Man-made lake - is a lake that is created by people, not by nature.
Meadow - an area where there are many plants, grasses and flowers
Mountain range - a group of mountains that are connected together. They are usually
long and can be very tall.
Open fields - are wide, flat areas with grass. there are no buildings or trees there
Peak - the highest part of the mountain
Peninsula - piece of land that is mostly surrounded by water but still connected to the
mainland.
Pond - a small body of water, usually smaller than a lake.
Rainforest - these are green forests where it rains a lot
River - is a big stream of water that flows on land
Riverside - land next to the river
Waterfall - a stream of water that falls down
Weatland - area that is wet
Woodland - an area with a lot of trees
Avalanche – when the snows falling down and it is so dangerous
Drought - no rainfall, high temperature, dry land
Earthquake – when the ground shakes
Famine - many people are hungry, there is no food
Flood - this can happen when it rains too much, rivers overflow, or when snow melts
quickly.
Hurricane - heavy rainfall and strong wind
Landslide -
Melts - ice turns into water
Overflow - when there is too much water and spill out
tectonic plate -
tornado - strong wind that surrounds
tsunami -
typhoon -
volcanic eruption - an explosion of steam and lava from a volcano

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