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ROCKS, WATER AND RELIEF Relief = relieve Attracted to = atrados por/hacia Valuable = valioso Bright = brillante / luminoso Shiny = brillante/resplandeciente Soft = blando Jewellery = joyera Decoration= adorno Thousands = miles Left = dejaron To look for = buscar To become = volverse / llegar a ser Valley = valle Mountain range = cordillera montaosa Upper course = curso alto To travel up = viajar Freezing cold = fro helado To dig = cavar To find = encontrar Gold = oro Such as = tales como/como Hard = dura Deposit = yacimiento/sedimento Mineral = mineral Stood = permanecer (de pie) Sieve = tamiz To separate = separar Tiny =muy pequeo Sand = arena

Gold rush = fiebre del oro More and more = cada vez ms To arrive in = llegar a + pas o ciudad They polluted = contaminaron Landscape = paisaje To kill = matar Wildlife = fauna ROCKS AND THE LANDSCAPE To form = formar Crust = corteza Layer = capa/estrato Land = tierra Above = por encima Is covered = est cubierta Solid = slido A piece = un trozo Cliff = acantilado To look at = mirar Magnifying glass = lupa It is made up of = est formada/compuesta/hecha Grain = grano Characteristic = caracterstica Appearance = apariencia Composition = composicin Formation = formacin Smooth = suave Rough = spero Stripe = ralla To characterize = caracterizar Landform = accidente geogrfico

Depending on = dependiendo de Large = grande Round = rodondo Granite = granito Quartz = cuarzo Feldspar = feldespato Mica = mica Volcanoes = volcanes Thightly = firmemente Compressed = comprimido Puff pastry = pasta de hojaldre Fossils = fsiles Thick= grueso RELIEF AND THE LANDSCAPE Irregularities = irregularidades Surface = superficie Shape = forma RELIEF IN INLAND AREAS Inland = interior Far away = lejos Can be found = se pueden encontrar Mountains = montaas Large = grande Elevation = elevacin Line = fila/lnea Range = cordillera To cover = cubrir Massif = macizo Mountain chain = cadena montaosa Plain = llanura

Flat = plano Without = sin Higher = ms alto Land = tierra Plateau = meseta Valley = valle Lowland = tierra baja Slope = ladera On either side = en ambos lados Narrow = estrecho To flow = fluir Steep = empinado Ravine = barranco Canyon = can RELIEF IN COASTAL AREAS Coastal = costera Peninsula = peninsula Extend into = se prolongan hacia el mar Surrounded = rodeada Apart from = excepto Piece = trozo Isthmus = istmo Mainland = tierra firme/continente Cape = cabo From = desde Gulf = golfo Enclosed = rodeado/encerrado Bay = baha Cove = cala Beaches = playas

Pebble = piedrita Sand = arena Cliff = acantilado Rocky = rocoso Sea level = nivel del mar Wall = pared Island = isla Separated = separada WATER AND THE LANDSCAPE Bodies of water = cuerpos de agua Oceanic = ocenico OCEAN Enormous = enorme Salt water = agua salada Most of = la mayora de Sea = mar Ocean = ocano Is always moving = est siempre movindose Wave = ola Undulation = ondulacin Surface water = superficie del agua Wind = viento Current = corriente Flowing inside = fluyendo dentro Tide = marea Upward = hacia arriba Downward = hacia abajo Gravitational force = fuerza gravitatoria To rise = elevar To fall = caer

Distribution = distribucin Ice masses = masas de hielo Lake = lago Pool = estanque/charco Ground wter = agua subterrnea Ice sheet = capa de hielo INLAND WATER Fresh water = agua fresca Solid = slido Liquid = lquido Pole = polo To occupy = ocupar To soak = empapar To acummulate = acumularse Course = curso Low = bajo/a Upper course = curso alto Rainwater = agua de lluvia Middle course = curso medio Foot = pie Wider = ms ancho Less = menos Lower course = curso bajo To reach = alcanzar / llegar LEARNING ABOUT OUR RELIEF Located = situado/localizado THE IBERIAN PENINSULA The southern end = el extremo sur Iberian = Ibrico/a Pyrenean Mountain Chain = Sistema montaoso de los Pirineos

Coastline = lnea costera Uneven = irregular Eastern = al este Sandy = arenosa/o Balearic Islands = Islas Baleares Canary Islands = Islas Canarias Quite = bastante Mountainous = montaoso Majorca = Mallorca Serra de Tramuntana = Sierra de Tramontana Volcanoes = volcanes The highest = el ms alto Mount Teide = Monte Teide Smooth = regular / fino Flat = plana Atlantic Ocean = Oceno Atlntico North-western = noroeste Southwestern = suroeste Cantabric Sea = Mar Cantbrico Mediterranean Sea = Mar Mediterrneo Across = a travs To originate = originarse Such as = tales como Westward = al oeste To carry = llevar To flow into = desembocar Eastward = al este Towards = hacia Rainier = ms lluviosas

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