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Chapter 5
las riquezas naturales
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
11/19/2012
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Term
el árbol
 Definition
tree
Term
el bosque
 Definition
forest
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la cordillera
 Definition
mountain range
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la costa
 Definition
coast
Term
el desierto
 Definition
desert
Term
la luna
 Definition
moon
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el mar
 Definition
sea
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el paisaje
 Definition
landscape, scenery
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el río
 Definition
river
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la selva (tropical)
 Definition
(tropical) rainforest
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el sol
 Definition
sun
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la tierra
 Definition
land, earth
Term
al aire libre
 Definition
outdoors
Term
escaso/a
 Definition
scant, scarce
Term
potable
 Definition
drinkable
Term
protegido/a
 Definition
protected
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puro/a
 Definition
pure, clean
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seco/a
 Definition
dry
Term
el águila
 Definition
eagle
Term
el ave, el pájaro
 Definition
bird
Term
la ballena
 Definition
whale
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la especie en peligro (de extinción)
 Definition
endangered species
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la foca
 Definition
seal
Term
el lagarto
 Definition
lizard
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el león
 Definition
lion
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el lobo
 Definition
wolf
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el mono
 Definition
monkey
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el oso
 Definition
bear
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el pez
 Definition
fish
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la serpiente
 Definition
snake
Term
el tigre
 Definition
tiger
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la tortuga (marina)
 Definition
(sea) turtle
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el calentamiento
 Definition
warming
Term
la erosión
 Definition
erosion
Term
el huracán
 Definition
hurricane
Term
el incendio
 Definition
fire
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la inundación
 Definition
flood
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la lluvia
 Definition
rain
Term
la sequía
 Definition
drought
Term
el smog
 Definition
smog
Term
el terremoto
 Definition
earthquake
Term
la basura
 Definition
trash
Term
la capa de ozono
 Definition
ozone layer
Term
el combustible
 Definition
fuel
Term
el consumo de energia
 Definition
energy consumption
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la contaminación
 Definition
pollution
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la deforestación
 Definition
deforestation
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el desarrollo
 Definition
development
Term
la energía (eólica, nuclear, renovable, solar)
 Definition
(wind, nuclear, renewable, solar) energy
Term
la fuente
 Definition
source
Term
el medio ambiente
 Definition
environment
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el peligro
 Definition
danger
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el petróleo
 Definition
oil
Term
el porvenir
 Definition
future
Term
los recursos
 Definition
resources
Term
agotar
 Definition
to use up
Term
aguantar
 Definition
to put up with, to tolerate
Term
amenazar
 Definition
to threaten
Term
cazar
 Definition
to hunt
Term
conservar
 Definition
to preserve
Term
contagiar
 Definition
to infect; to be contagious
Term
contaminar
 Definition
to pollute
Term
desaparecer
 Definition
to disappear
Term
destruir
 Definition
to destroy
Term
echar
 Definition
to throw away
Term
empeorar
 Definition
to get worse
Term
extinguirse
 Definition
to become extinct
Term
malgastar
 Definition
to waste
Term
mejorar
 Definition
to improve
Term
prevenir
 Definition
to prevent
Term
proteger
 Definition
to protect
Term
resolver
 Definition
to solve, to resolve
Term
respirar
 Definition
to breathe
Term
urbanizar
 Definition
to urbanize
Term
dañino/a
 Definition
harmful
Term
desechable
 Definition
disposable
Term
híbrido/a
 Definition
hybrid
Term
renovable
 Definition
renewable
Term
tóxico/a
 Definition
toxic
Term
el aparcamiento
 Definition
parking space
Term
el coche
 Definition
car
Term
la decepción
 Definition
disappointment
Term
el desinterés
 Definition
lack of interest
Term
la expansión (urbana)
 Definition
(urban) sprawl
Term
el tronco
 Definition
trunk
Term
aparcar
 Definition
to park
Term
cortar
 Definition
to cut
Term
desatender
 Definition
to neglect
Term
hacer falta
 Definition
to be necessary
Term
plantar
 Definition
to plant
Term
podar
 Definition
to prune
Term
quitar
 Definition
to remove
Term
serrar
 Definition
to saw
Term
soportar
 Definition
to put up with
Term
descontrolado/a
 Definition
out of control
Term
el chamán
 Definition
shaman
Term
el/la curandero/a
 Definition
folk healer
Term
la dolencia
 Definition
ailment
Term
el efecto invernadero
 Definition
greenhouse effect
Term
el/la encargado/a
 Definition
person in charge
Term
el hecho
 Definition
fact
Term
la madera
 Definition
wood
Term
el medicamento
 Definition
medication
Term
el pulmón
 Definition
lung
Term
el reciclaje
 Definition
recycling
Term
el reto
 Definition
challenge
Term
la semilla
 Definition
seed
Term
la Tierra
 Definition
Earth
Term
la utilidad
 Definition
usefulness
Term
reciclar
 Definition
to recycle
Term
el antídoto
 Definition
antidote
Term
la felicidad
 Definition
happiness
Term
el frasquito
 Definition
little bottle
Term
la hoja
 Definition
leaf
Term
la pata de conejo
 Definition
rabbit's foot
Term
el pedazo
 Definition
piece
Term
el/la preso/a
 Definition
prisoner
Term
la rutina diaria
 Definition
daily routine
Term
el símbolo
 Definition
symbol
Term
ahogarse
 Definition
to suffocate, to drown
Term
aliviar
 Definition
to relieve, to soothe
Term
intoxicar
 Definition
to poison
Term
a cucharadas
 Definition
in spoonfuls
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