Vocabulary 23 Quizs

a large landmass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it, such as India

• continent

• island

• subcontinent

• peninsula

to happen in the same place and at the same time

• concur

• collide

• coincide

• convene

a steep cliff or slope between a higher and lower land surface

• escarpment

• plateau

• valley

• ridge

floodplain, such as the Gangetic Plain in India, on which flooding rivers have deposited silt

• alluvial plain

• delta plain

• flooded plain

• terrace plain

being the only one; without a like or an equal; distinctive; unlike anything else

• common

• ordinary

• unique

• rare

in Asia, a seasonal wind that brings warm, moist air from the oceans in summer and cooler, dry air from inland in winter

• monsoon

• typhoon

• hurricane

• breeze

a refugee within his or her own country

• internally displaced person

• asylum seeker

• economic migrant

• stateless person

almost; nearly

• virtually

• actually

• rarely

• seldom

a Japanese term for a huge sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake

• tsunami

• typhoon

• hurricane

• cyclone

fuel created from living matter, such as trees

• biofuel

• fossil fuel

• nuclear fuel

• synthetic fuel