NorthStar 3 Unit 5 Reading
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 'beauty |  (noun) the qualities that give pleasure to the senses |
| 'coastal |  in the ocean or on the land near the coast ( the area where the land meets the water ) |
| 'consequences |  things that happen as a result of a particular action or situation |
| 'continent |  one of the large land masses of the earth |
| e'ffect |  (noun) what happens as a result of the cause |
| en'vironment |  the area in which something exists or lives |
| 'fragile |  easily broken, damaged or ruined |
| 'frozen |  turned into ice |
| 'glaciers |  huge sheets of ice moving slowly through land or rock formations |
| harsh |  difficult to live in and very uncomfortable |
| huge |  very large, especially vertically |
| 'icebergs |  masses of ice that float in the ocean |
| in'habit |  to live in an area or a place |
| 'landscape |  the way an area of land looks |
| 'natural |  existing in or in conformity with nature |
| 'ozone layer |  atmospheric layer in which ozone gas is relatively concentrated |
| pre'serve |  to save something or someone from being harmed or destroyed; a place where this is done |
| pro'tection |  preservation from harm, danger, annoyance, or any other evil |
| re'mote |  far away from towns and cities |
| 'research |  to study a subject in detail, especially in order to discover new facts or test new ideas |
| 'scenic |  having attractive and impressive natural views |
| scien'tific |  of or relating to the practice of science |
| 'scientist |  a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences |
| 'sunlight |  the main source of energy for life on Earth |
| 'temperature |  a measure of how hot or cold something is |
| 'tourist |  someone who is traveling or visiting a place for pleasure |
| vast |  extremely large, especially horizontally |
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