新托福听力分类词汇英英版地理类.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 19 地理类 altitude /??lt?tju?d US -tu?d/ n [C] the height of an object or place above the seaaltitude of　Were flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet.high/low altitudes　At high altitudes it is difficult to get enough oxygen. arctic /?ɑ?kt?k US ?ɑ?rk-/ adj [only before noun] relating to the most northern part of the world → Antarctic　the Arctic island of Novaya Zemlyaextremely cold　arctic conditions Arctic n the Arcticthe large area of land surrounding the North Pole Antarctic /?n?tɑ?kt?k US -ɑ?r-/ n the Antarcticthe very cold most southern part of the world Antarcticathe continent which is the most southern area of land on the Earth and is mostly covered with ice → south Pole South Pole n the South Polethe most southern point on the surface of the Earth → magnetic pole the North Polethe most northern point on the surface of the Earth magnetic pole n [C] one of the two points that are not firmly fixed but are near the North and South Poles of the Earth, towards which the needle on a compass pointsone of two points at the ends of a magnet where its power is strongest arid /??r?d/ adj arid land or an arid climate is very dry because it has very little rain　Water from the Great Lakes is pumped to arid regions .not having any new, interesting, or exciting features or qualities　My mind was arid, all inspiration gone.aridity /??r?d?ti/ n [U] basin /?be?s?n/ n [C] an area of land that is lower at the centre than at the edges, especially one from which water runs down into a river　the Amazon basina place where the Earths surface is lower than in other areas　the Pacific Basin canal /k??n?l/ n [C]a long passage dug into the ground and filled with water, either for boats to travel along, or to take water to a place　We walked along by the side of the canal.　the Panama Canalby canal　The goods were transported by canal to London canyon /?k?nj?n/ n [C] a deep valley with very steep sides of rock that usually has a river running