Bên dưới là những từ khóa tiếng Anh về chủ đề Human Geography and Physical Geography. Ce Phan biên soạn những từ khóa này để bổ sung cho chủ đề tiếng Anh: Địa dư và lịch sử toàn cầu (Geography and global history) đang giới thiệu tại hệ thống học tiếng Anh Timeline Learning.
Human Geography
1. developed | dɪˈveləpt |
Synonym: prosperous, industrialized
Collocations:
-the developed world
-a developed nation/country/society/economy/market
Ex: The developed nations hve to recognize the growing gap between rich and poor around the world.
2. developing | dɪˈveləpɪŋ |
Synonym: emergent, Third World
Collocations:
-the developing world
-a developing nation/country
Ex: Income disparities between industrial and developing countries will continue to grow.
3. ecologically | ikəˈlɑːdʒɪkl̩i |
Synonym: environmentally
Collocations:
-ecologically sound/sustainable/friendly/responsible
-ecologically sensitive/aware
Ex: Running is economical and ecological sound.
4. famine | ˈfæmən |
Collocations:
-face famine
-widespread famine
-famine relief
Ex: Thousands of refugees are trapped by war, drought and famine.
5. globe | ɡloʊb |
Synonym: planet, earth, world
Collocations:
-across/around the globe
-traverse/travel/tour/span the globe
-the globe’s surface/climate/population
Ex: anticapitalism protests spanning the globe from Seattle to Genoa
6. infrastructure | ˌɪnfrəˈstrəktʃər |
Collocations:
-the infrastructure of something
-have infrastructure in place
-build/rebuild/improve/destroy infrastructure
-existing/basic infrastucture
Ex: a focus on improving existing infrastructure
7. inhabitant | ˌɪnˈhæbətənt |
Synonym: resident, citizen
Collocations:
-the inhabitants of somewhere
-indigenous/native/orginal/local inhabitants
Ex: Jamaica’s original inhabitants were the Arawak Indians.
8. overseas | ˌoʊvəˈsiːz |
Synonym: foreign
Collocations:
-an overseas trip/travel/tour/market/operation
-overseas aid
Ex: He has returned to South Africa from his long overseas trip.
9. territory | ˈterəˌtɔːri |
Synonym: land
Collocations:
-occupied/disputed/neutral territory
-enter/seize/conquer/occupy/control territory
Ex: India and Pakistan have fought wars over the disputed territory of Kashmir.
10. Third World | ˈθɝːd ˈwɝːld |
Synonym: developing countries
Collocations:
-in the Third World
-a Third World country/nation/economy
-Third World governments/leaders/development/debt/poverty
Ex: He urged Britons to campaign on the streets to help end Third World poverty.
Physical geography
1. vapour | ˈveɪpər |
Synonyms: mist,fog
Ex: Cold air can hold very little water vapour compared with warm air.
2. pole | poʊl |
Collocation: the North/South Pole
Ex: For six months of the year, there is hardly any light at the poles.
3. tropical | ˈtrɑːpɪkl̩ |
Collocations:
-a tropical dissease/storm/cyclone/climate
-a tropical country/paradise/island/forest/rainforest/jungle
-tropical fruit/fish/plant
Ex: a plant to preserve the world’s tropical forests
4. deposit | dəˈpɑːzət |
Synonym: security
Collocations:
-a deposit of $x
-require/request/pay/refund a deposit
Ex: A $50 deposit is required when ordering, and the balance is due upon delivery.
5. erode | ɪˈroʊd |
Synonym: disintegrate, crumble
Collocations:
-eroded by something
-a cliff/coastline is eroded
-soil/rock is eroded
-steadily/gradually/seriously eroded
Ex: By 1980, Miami beach had all but totally eroded.
6. mineral | ˈmɪnərəl |
Collocations:
-precious/valuable/non-metallic minerals
-essential/toxic minerals
-mineral supplements/ deficiencies/deposits
-mineral salt/water/calcium/zinc
Ex: Warring factions obtained arms from international backers in exchange for money or precious minerals.
7. Celsius | ˈselsiəs |
Synonym: centigrade
Collocation: degrees Celsius
Ex: an increase of just one degree Celsius in core body temperature
8.centigrade | ˈsentəˌɡred |
Synonym: Celsius
Collocation: degrees centigrade
Ex: daytime temperatures of up to forty degrees centigrade
9.current | ˈkɜːrənt |
Collocations:
-a current of something
-a current of air/electricity
-a strong/ocean current
Ex: A powerful electric current is passed through a piece of graphite.
10. evaporate | ɪˈvæpəˌret |
Collocations:
-evaporate by/in/into something
-evaporate in/into the sunlight/heat/air/atmosphere
-water/moisture/liquid/sweat evaporates
Ex: prevent the pungent oils from evaporating into the air
11. fahrenheit | ˈferənˌhaɪt |
Collocation: x degrees Fahrenheit
Ex: He was asked for the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit.
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