Unit 17. GEOGRAPHY

map-hartcountry-ar, regiunelocation aezare,poziieborder grani,frontiernorth nordsouth sudeast estwest vestarea suprafastretch poriune,ntinderesquare kilometre kilometru ptratpopulation populaieinhabitant locuitorcapital capitaltown-oracity oraport port (ora)harbour port (instalaii portuare )Outer Metropolitan Area zon suburban

relief relief island insulland pmnt,uscat ,inuthighland-zon muntoasthe Highlands Nordul i Nord-Vestul Scoieilowland zon depresionar/de esthe Lowlands partea de sud ,mai puin muntoas a Scoieimountain munte~ range ir de munichain of mountains-lan muntosbackbone -coloan vertebral

peak-vrf,piscsummit culme,vrfben vrf de munte height nlimeridge creast,coam(de munte)slope pant,povrit,coastwrinkle ncreitur,cutfold cuttor deal,vrf stncosnuclear power energie nuclearsun power energie solar

stone piatr~ quarry carier de piatrgranite granitlimestone piatr de var,calcarchalk-cretnature reserve rezervaie naturalforest codru,pdure ntinswoods pdureconifers conifereforestry silviculturplantation-plantaiebush-tuf,tufiheather iarb neagr,buruianhedgerow gard viu grass-iarb

agriculture agriculurfarming cultivarea pmntului,creterea animalelorfarmer agricultor,fermierreaper secertorhop-picker culegtor de hameifarm-fermdairy ~-ferm de produse lactate poultry ferm de psri/avicolsheep ~-ferm de oipig~ -ferm de porci cattle ~-ferm de vite pentru tiatgrassland ~ -ferm pentru puni cropping ~ -ferm pentru culturi horticultural ~-ferm horticolmixed ~ -ferm mixtorchard livadbreeding stock eptelherd cireadchicken-run curte de psrihen-house cote de ginicage-cucoast-house usctorie de hameishortage lips,deficitsurplus surplus

harvest recoltheavy engineering construcii de maini greleelectrical engineering electrotehnicmechanical engineering construcii de maini ; mecanicmarine ngineering construcii navaleshipbuilding - construcii de nave metallurgy metalurgiemetal manufacture prelucrarea metalelorelectronics electronicchemicals produse chimiceprecision instruments instrumente de preciziemotor vehicles automobileclothing mbrcminte footwear nclminteleather goods pielrie ,articole din pieleprinting industrie tipografictimber cherestea cement ciment pulp- past de hrtieengineering works uzin constructoare de mainiaircraft plant uzin de avioaneshipyard antier navaloil refinery rafinrie de petrolresearch establishment /institute institut de cercetrimain principalpolitical politiceconomic centre-centru economicfinancial financiarcultural culturalsurrounding nconjurtorbare-pustiu,deertrounded rotunjitmountainous muntoslonely-singuraticmysterious misterios strange ciudat moderate-potrivit ,blnd ,linwooden-mpdurittree-clad acoperit cu copaci ,mpduritbleak sterp ,pustiu,fr vegetaiegraceful graiostypical tipicindented crestat,dantelat rocky stncosto form a forma to sink in a se scufunda to spoil a stricato drain a secato reach a ajunge la , a atinge to plant a planta to pull a trage to dry a uscato mow a cosito make ends meet a o scoate la captto run a farm a conduce o fermto graze a pate to hatch- a clocito soar a crete bruscto pick a culege to industrialize a industrializa to take measures a lua msuri

sparsely populated slab populat densely populated dens populat increase of agricultural prouction creterea produciei agricoleintensive methods of production metode intensive de producie ...disturbs /upsets the ecological balance .... stric echilibrul ecologicin the south of ... n sudul...to the south of .... la sud de..

the British Isles Insulele BritaniceGreat Britain Marea Britanie England AngliaWales ara GalilorScotland ScoiaIreland Irlanda Northern Ireland Irlanda de Nordthe Republic of Ireland Republica Irlandathe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii i Irlandei de Nordthe North Sea Marea Norduluithe English Channel Marea Mneciithe Irish Sea Marea Irlandeithe Atlantic Ocean Oceanul Atlantic

pass-trectoaregorge-chei,defileucave-peter,grottableland platou,podihill colin,dealdown-deal,nlime nempduritthe Downs dealuri calcaroase din sudul Anglieivalley valeglen vale ngustplain es,cmpiefield cmp,cmpiemoor(land)-inut acoperit cu vegetaie mruntmarsh(land) teren mltinos,baltbog-teren moalec ,mltinosriver-ru,fluviu bank-mal(de ap curgtoare)channel canal(natural)canal-canal(artificial)estuary estuardelta-deltlake lacloch lac ,bra de mare ngust sea mare ocean ocean coast-coast,litoralshore mal,rm (de mare)cliff falez,stnc,rm stncosrock-stnc,roc

natural resources resurse naturale ore-minereuferrous ~ -minereu ferosnon-ferrous ~ -minereu neferosiron-fiercopper cupru,aramcoal-crbunepetroleum iei,petroloilnatural gas gaze naturalesource of energy surs de energiewater power for hidraulichydro-electric station hidrocentralcrop-recoltyield recolt,cantitate de produsecereals cereale ,grnegrain wheat gru maize porumbrice orez barley orzoats ovz hay fnhaystack claie/cpi de fn root-crop cultur de rdcinoasesugar-beet sfecl de zahrcarrot morcovturnip-naptextile plants plante textile flax-inhemp cnep

plough plugscythe coastractor-tractorseed-drill main de semnat n rnduri harrow grapcombine harvester combinmotor-mower main de cositvacuum milking machine -main de muls incubator incubatormechanization mecanizare rotation of crops asolament ,rotaia culturilorfertilizer ngrmnt artificialirrigation irigaieconservation conservarepest parazit ,duntorinsecticide insecticidspraying stropire ,pulverizare

industry industriemanufacturing ~ -industrie prelucrtoareheavy ~-industrie grea chemical ~ -industrie chimiclight ~-industrie uoartextile ~-industrie textilfood ~-industrie alimentarengineering construcii,construcii de mainimachine building construcii de mainipointed ascuitsteep abrupt ,prpstiosrain-bearing aductor de ploaie marshy mtinos unexpected neateptat untamed slbatic ,nemblnzitwild slbaticboggy moale ,mltinosrough accidentat,pietrosdangerous-periculospurple purpuriu flat plat ,ntinshilly delurosrolling vluritfertile-fertil,roditorinfertile-nefertiltiny micstraw-lined cptuit cu paieuncultivated necultivatfallow-nelenit ,necultivatripe-copt

to locate-a localiza to include-a includeto consist of a consta din to lie a se afla, a fi situat to be situatedto border on a se mrgini cu to surround a nnconjura to expand a se dezvolta to developto be...high- a avea o nlime de...to link-a lega to run from.... to...-a se ntinde de la...la...to flow a curge to shelter -a adpostito mark a marca (pe hart)to lay out a amenaja to straggle a se rspndi to ripen a se coaceto be found , a se afla , a se gsito grow a crete, a cultiva to cultivate to improve - a mbuntito wear a se eroda to poke up through a strpunge