Arctic Tundra 북극권 툰드라 관련 단어 영영풀이

[Arctic Tundra 북극권 툰드라 관련 단어 영영풀이]

 

animal

noun : a living thing that can move from place to place and that eats plants, other animals, or both

cold

adjective : having a low temperature

lake

noun : a large body of water surrounded by land

north

noun : the direction to the left of one facing east; the opposite of south

plant

noun : a living thing that makes its own food from sunlight and cannot move from place to place on its own

pool

noun : a small body of water, usually with fresh water

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 adapt

verb : to change to fit a new or specific situation or environment

adaptation

noun : a change in an organism or species that allows it to survive better in its environment

adapted

adjective : changed to fit a new or specific situation or environment

Alaska

noun : the forty-ninth U.S. state, located in the extreme northwest corner of North America (capital: Juneau)

Arctic

adjective : having to do with the area around the North Pole, including the Arctic Ocean

Arctic Ocean

noun : the ocean north of Asia, Europe, and North America that contains the North Pole

Asia

noun : the largest continent in the world, located east of Europe and almost entirely in the northern hemisphere

brutal

adjective : extremely difficult to cope with; harsh

climate

noun : the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

community

noun : a group of plants and animals that live together in an area under similar environmental conditions

desolate

adjective : empty, alone, and unwelcoming

ecosystem

noun : a community of living things together with their habitat

environment

noun : all of the conditions affecting an organism in a specific area, including plants, animals, water, soil, weather, landforms, and air

Europe

noun : a continent in the northern hemisphere on the eastern side of the Atlantic Ocean and to the north of Africa

food chain

noun : a group of plants and animals that all have a relationship with each other through what they eat

food web

noun : the interconnected feeding relationships within an ecosystem

Greenland

noun : a very large island located northeast of North America, mostly inside the Arctic Circle

habitat

noun : the natural environment of a plant or animal

impassable

adjective : impossible to travel on or through

inhospitable

adjective : harsh, unwelcoming, challenging to live in

interconnected

adjective : connected with many things in many ways

interdependent

adjective : dependent on each other, as in people, groups, or organisms in an ecosystem

isolated

adjective : far away from other people or things

lichen

noun : a crusty organism that grows on rocks and trees

moss

noun : a small, soft plant that grows on trees, rocks, or moist ground

North America

noun : a continent that makes up the northern part of the American landmass

polar

adjective : relating to areas of a planet, star, or moon near the north or south pole

preservation

noun : the act of saving something as it is for the future

remote

adjective : distant or isolated; in the distant past

sparse

adjective : few and scattered

stark

adjective : harsh or bare

temperature

noun : the measurement of how hot or cold something is

terrain

noun : the natural features of a piece of land; ground

tundra

noun : a cold, treeless Arctic region where the ground is always frozen

vast

adjective : very great in size, number, or amount

wilderness

noun : wild land in its natural state or condition

wildlife

noun : wild animals that live in their natural habitats

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 alpine

adjective : having to do with high mountains or things above the tree line

biome

noun : a community of plants and animals that occupy a specific type of habitat

biosphere

noun : the regions of a planet's surface and atmosphere that support life

biotic

adjective : having to do with the living things in an ecological setting

global warming

noun : an increase in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans, especially one great enough to change the climate

niche

noun : the role or position of an organism in its environment

permafrost

noun : a layer of soil in a cold region that stays frozen all year long

snow line

noun : the altitude above which it is too cold for snow to melt

tree line

noun : an imaginary line beyond which trees cannot grow due to either altitude or latitude