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Spanish 202 Ch9
Chapter 9
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 4
12/17/2009
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Term
el altiplano
 Definition
highland, plateau
Term
la altura
 Definition
height
Term
el bosque
 Definition
forest, woods
Term
el campo
 Definition
countryside
Term
la cordillera
 Definition
mountain range
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la costa
 Definition
coast
Term
el desierto
 Definition
desert
Term
el litoral
 Definition
coast
Term
el llano
 Definition
plain
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la meseta
 Definition
plateau
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el pasto
 Definition
pasture
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la selva
 Definition
jungle
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el valle
 Definition
valley
Term
la amenaza
 Definition
threat
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la atmósfera
 Definition
atmosphere
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la basura
 Definition
garbage
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el calentamiento
 Definition
warming
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el calidad del aire
 Definition
air quality
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el cambio climático
 Definition
climate change
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la conservación
 Definition
conservation
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la contaminación
 Definition
pollution
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la deforestación
 Definition
deforestation
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la degradación
 Definition
deterioration
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el derrame
 Definition
spill
Term
la desertización
 Definition
desertification
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el infecto invernadera
 Definition
greenhouse effect
Term
la eficiencia energetica
 Definition
energy efficiency
Term

la energia eolica

 Definition
wind power
Term
la escasez
 Definition
scarcity
Term
la especie
 Definition
species
Term
la fabrica
 Definition
factory
Term
el hielo
 Definition
ice
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la inundacion
 Definition
flood
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el reciclaje
 Definition
recycle
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la sequia
 Definition
drought
Term
la tala
 Definition
cutting (trees)
Term
el vertido
 Definition
spill
Term
alto/a
 Definition
high, tall
Term
arido/a
 Definition
arid
Term
caluroso/a
 Definition
hot
Term
helado/a
 Definition
frozen
Term
humedo/a
 Definition
humid
Term
medioambiental
 Definition
environmental
Term
montanoso/a
 Definition
mountainous
Term
seco/a
 Definition
dry
Term
variado/a
 Definition
varied
Term
contaminar
 Definition
to pollute, contaminate
Term
criar
 Definition
to raise
Term
degradar
 Definition
to degrade
Term
derretirse
 Definition
to melt
Term
evitar
 Definition
to avoid
Term
fundirse
 Definition
to melt
Term
llover
 Definition
to rain
Term
multar
 Definition
to fine
Term
ocupar
 Definition
to occupy
Term
pescar
 Definition
to fish
Term
preservar
 Definition
to preserve
Term
proteger
 Definition
to protect
Term
recoger
 Definition
to gather
Term
tirar
 Definition
to throw away (dispose)
Term
la carretera
 Definition
road
Term
el ganado
 Definition
cattle
Term
el peligro
 Definition
danger
Term
la perdida
 Definition
loss
Term
la soja
 Definition
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