Vocabulary

• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• at least: As a minimum
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• ice: Frozen gas or liquid, esp. water
• coldest: Having a the lowest temperature
• sea: Very large group of people, similar-looking things
• water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
• winter: Time or season of idleness or decay
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
• colder: Having a lower temperature than
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• snow: Person's name
• fish: Animal that swims and lives in water
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• geographic: Concerning the earth and its natural features
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• farthest: Greatest distance away in space or time
• cousin: Child of your uncle or aunt
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
• surround: To be all the way around something
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• land: Region or country
• northern: In or toward the north
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• extreme: Very great in degree
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• populated: To live in a particular area, as a group
• thickness: Distance between the opposite edges of a thing
• polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
• warmth: Quality of kindness, friendliness, or sincerity
• warming: To become more friendly or to like something
• shift: To change in position or direction
• survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• unstable: (Of a chair, etc.) likely to move, fall etc.
• moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• stable: In a position where something does not fall over
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• elevation: Height of a place
• phytoplankton: Photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae
• precipitation: Material that falls from sky; rain, snow or hail
• fungi: Taxonomic kingdom including yeast
• algae: Green organisms that live in still water
• reside: To live in; dwell; to be present
• permafrost: Ground that is permanently frozen
• temperate: Having weather that is not too hot; mild
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• inland: Concerning areas that are not near a coast
• hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object