*geographic
adj. 地理的,地理学的
【例】Each nation also got a figure for rural agricultural production, which was assigned a geographic location.
*continental
adj. 大陆的,大陆性的; [C-] 欧洲大陆的(of or pertaining to or typical of Europe)
【例】This strategy ultimately led to the creation of an inter-colony organization, the Continental Congress.
*temperate
adj. (气候)温和的
【例】temperate latitudes
*oceanographic
adj. 海洋学的,有关海洋学的(oceanographical)
【例】The Year should be used to enhance co-operation between the oceanographic community and their land-based counterparts.
*caribbean
adj. 加勒比人的;加勒比海的;加勒比语的 n. [the C-] 加勒比海
【例】In the Caribbean and Mexico, you can find a lot of resorts there.
*underwater
adj. 水面下的;水下使用的;水下行动的(situated or used or done below the surface of the water)
【例】underwater caves
*groundwater
n. 地下水
*watershed
n. 分水岭
*shoreline
n. 海岸线,海岸线地带
*coastline
n. 海岸线
【例】Besides being physically close to Italy, Libya also has a long, relatively unpopulated and unpatrolled coastline.
*seafloor
n. 海底
*ledge
n. (近海岸的)暗礁
【记】l(形状似突起的物体)+edge(边)→海边水里突起的物体→(近海岸的)暗礁
*reef
n. 礁,礁脉(ridge of rock, shingle, sand, etc at or near the surface of the sea)
【例】The ship was wrecked on a coral reef.
**navigation
n. 航海
*waterway
n. 水路;航道
*archipelago
n. 群岛;群岛周围的海(sea surrounding a group of many islands)
*endemic
adj. 地方性的(native)
【例】This disease is endemic to the southerners, and will not spread in the cold north.
*terrestrial
adj. 地球的;陆地的
【例】terrestrial heat ∥ terrestrial magnetism
*cosmopolitan
adj. 全世界的(global)
【记】cosmo(世界)+politan(人民)→所有人民组成了世界→全世界的
【例】The farmer was unused to the cosmopolitan ways of life in a large city.
***extraterrestrial
adj. 地球和大气层外的,来自天外的(of or from outside the earth and its atmosphere)
【例】extraterrestrial life
*transcontinental
adj. 横贯大陆的(crossing a continent)
【例】a transcontinental highway, flight, journey
*overland
adj./adv. 横越陆地的(地),经由陆路的(地)(across the land; by land)
【例】an overland route, journey, etc.
*subterranean
adj. 地下的
*abyssal
adj. 深渊的;深海的;深不可测的
【例】Ancient seas, for example, could explain why the planet’s northern lowlands hold extensive sedimentary deposits that resemble those seen in the abyssal plains of Earth’s ocean floors.
*cavernous
adj. 似巨穴的,洞穴状的,凹状的
【例】It is known for its cavernous, white-columned baths in the style of Ancient Rome.
**abyss
n. 深渊;深不可测的事物
【例】He threw the brightness of his nature over every abyss and cavern through which he strayed.
*savanna
n. 热带或亚热带之大草原
*sierra
n. 锯齿状山脉(尤指在西班牙及西班牙语系的美洲国家的)
*lune
n. 半月形,弓形
*cavern
n. 大山洞,大洞穴
【记】cavern是large(大的)cave(洞)
【例】Inside the cavern were the remnants of an ancient fire.
*insularity
n. 岛国状态,岛屿生活状况,与外界隔绝的生活状况;(思想、观点等的)偏狭与僵化
【反】cosmopolitanism(n. 世界大同主义)
**terrain
n. 地形
*geologist
n. 地质学者
*elevation
n. 高地;海拔
*volcano
n. 火山
*midseason
n. 季节中期(指仲春、仲夏、仲秋、仲冬)
*chan
(=channel)n. 海峡;水道,航道;槽,沟渠
*Atlantis
n. 亚特兰蒂斯(传说沉没于大西洋的岛屿)
*leeway
n. (船或飞行器因风而致的)偏航,漂移(sideways drift of a ship or aircraft, due to the wind);回旋余地(amount of freedom to move, change)
【例】This itinerary leaves us plenty of leeway.
**charcoal
n. 木炭
【例】a stick/piece/lump of charcoal
*mound
n. 小丘,土墩,小土岗
*intersect
v. 相交(to cross; meet);横穿
【记】inter(中间)+sect(切,割)→从中间相切→相交
【例】These two fences intersect at the creek.