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Vocabulary pages 9-12

1. equator (p. 9)

**Singapore is near the equator. **


2. grassy plains (p. 9) Africa has a lot of famous grassy plains.

3. marshlands (p.9) low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

4. river basins (p.9) lots of river together in the same place

5. bare (p. 10, adjective)



not wear too many clothes.

6. forested (adj. p. 10) it's something for forest

7. tributaries (p. 10) There are many little river around the main river.

8. estuary (p. 10)

It between sea and river.

9. waterfall (p. 10)

That evening, the hunters arrived and camped next to the waterfall.

10. altitude (p. 10) Helicopters perform poorly in hot weather and at high altitude.

11. gulf (p. 10) a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.



12. flatlands (p. 10)

a region that lacks appreciable topographic relief.



13. plateau (p. 10)



14. wetlands/swamp/marsh (all the same) (p. 11)



15. fjords (p. 11) big lack



16. glaciers (p. 11) big ice