GEOGRAPHY, glossary unit 2

TEMPERATURE: the degree of hotness of something like a place or a person.
OASES: places with water in a desert zone where nomadic herdsmen live.
PRECIPITATION: rain fromed by condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere. Quantity of water that a plce reveives.
SETTLEMENT: the stablishment of a new region.
LIVESTOCK: animals kept for domestic use but not as pets.
SCRUB: an area of arid land covered with such vegetation.
HOLM OAK TREE: an evergreen Mediterranean oak tree.
LOG: a section of the trunk or a main branch of a tree.
DEFORESTATION: the action of cutting down trees.
SAVANNAH: open grasslands, usually with bushes or trees, characteristic of tropical Africa.
TAIGA: coniferous forest.
TUNDRA: high alitude zone covered by ice and composed by small plants. Its fauna is made up of birds and insects.   
JUNGLE: an equatorial forest area with luxuriant vegetation, often almost impenetrable.
DESERT: a region with no vegetation due to low rainfall.
STEPPE: an extensive grassy plain usually without trees.
DECIDUOUS FOREST: forest found in Oceanid or Atlantic climate zone with oaks, beech trees and chestnut trees.
EVERGREEN FOREST: found in Mediterranen climate zones. Formed by pines, scrub and grassland.
RIPARIAN FOREST: special forest found in Savannahs with trees.
MEADOW: an area of grassland, often used for hay or for grazing of animals.
GRASSLAND: land on which grass predominates.
CLIMATE CHANGE: progressive improvement of Earth's temperature.
ATMOSPHERE: the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth.
DROUGHT: a prolonged period of rainfall.
ACID RAIN: RAin with very small pieces of pollution that destroys natural environment.
HURRICANE: destructive storm.     
TORNADO: a violent storm with winds whirling that causes damage along its path.
TSUNAMI: a very big wave that causes a lot of damage when it arrives at the continental coast.
SANDSTORM: a strong wind that whips up clouds of sand.
FLOOD: the inundation of land that is usualy dry.