Chapter 2/Interactions 1

Experiencing Nature

The Powerful Influence of Weather

global universal, worldwide

mood the way you feel at a particular time

moody often changing quickly from being in a good temper to being in a bad

temper [=temperamental]

emotion feeling

sufficient enough, adequate

recreate to make something from the past exist again in a new form

depend on need the help and support of someone or something, in order to live or

continue as before, rely on

meteorology the scientific study of weather conditions

biometeorology a science that deals with the relationship between living things and

atmospheric phenomena

atmosphere the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth

powerful very strong or great, forceful

impact effect, influence

personality someone's character, especially the way they behave towards other

people

moisture amounts of water that are present in the air

air pressure force of the air

stroke damage to a blood vessel in the brain which can cause a loss of the ability

to move

vessel particular parts of the body, a tube that carries liquids such as blood

through the body

heart attack a serious medical condition in which the heart does not get enough blood,

causing great pain and often leading to death

headache pain in the head

forceful powerful

disorder an illness of the mind or body

physical connected with the body

associated to be related to a particular subject, activity etc

disease an illness which affects a person, animal, or plant

cold a common illness that makes it difficult to breathe through your nose and

often makes your throat hurt

pneumonia a serious illness that affects the lungs and makes it difficult to breathe

lung one of the two organs in your body that you breathe with

region a large area of a country or of the world, usually without exact limits [=

area]

blood pressure the force with which blood travels through your body

force physical or natural power

greatly extremely or very much

depressing making you feel very sad

depressed very unhappy, low in mood

nervous worried or frightened about something, and unable to relax

irritable getting annoyed quickly or easily

Seasonal Affective

Disorder-SAD

an illness that makes people feel sad and tired in winter, because there is

not enough light from the sun

darkness when there is no light

organize arrange things in a particular order or pattern

hurricane a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water

flood a very large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry

injury a wound or damage to part of the body caused by an accident or attack

response reply, reaction

average not unusually big or small

tropical existing in the hottest parts of the world: the tropical rain forests

humidity the amount of water contained in the air, wetness

typical usual

extreme very unusual and severe or serious

tornado an extremely violent storm that has air that spins very quickly

blizzard snowstorm

drought a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants

and animals

force natural power

globe the world

global warming a general increase in world temperatures caused by increased amounts of

carbon dioxide around the earth

major very large or important

planet a very large round object in space that moves around the sun or another

star

amount a quantity of something such as time, money, or a substance

coal a hard black mineral which is dug out of the ground and burnt to produce

heat

complain to say that you are annoyed, not satisfied, or unhappy about something or

someone [= complaint]

criticism remarks that say what you think is bad about someone or something

rainbow a large curve of different colors that appear in the sky when there is sun

and rain

arthritis inflammation of the joints

cluster a group of things of the same kind that are very close together to

generate produce or cause something [= create]

training

thunderstorms storms that follow each other along the same route

thunderstorm a storm with thunder and lightning

troublesome causing problems, in an annoying way: a troublesome child

phenomenon something that happens or exists in society, science, or nature, especially

something that is studied because it is difficult to understand

moderate not very large or very small, very hot or very cold, very fast or very slow

etc

threat the possibility that something very bad will happen

property the thing or things that someone owns

front the place where two areas of air of different temperatures meet, a

boundary between different air masses

dump to put down or drop something in a careless way

total including everything

successive coming or following one after the other

pour make a liquid flow quickly and in large amounts

thoroughly completely

soak to make something completely wet

interstate highway a wide road that goes between states, on which cars can travel very fast

ranch a very large farm on which animals are kept, especially in North America

isolate to separate one person, group, or thing from other people or things

route a way between two places that buses, planes, ships etc regularly travel

tend likely to behave in a particular way

involve include

boundary the real or imaginary line that marks the edge of a state, country etc

mass a large amount of a substance which does not have a definite or regular

shape

barely almost not [= hardly]

battle a fight between two armies, groups of people etc

to fuel to make something, especially something bad, increase or become

stronger

formation the development of something into a particular thing or shape

unpredictable changing a lot so it is impossible to know what will happen

altitude the height of an object or place above the sea

cut-off a limit or level at which you stop doing something

circulate to move around within a system

swell to become larger and rounder than normal

to roll to move continuously in a particular direction

ashore towards the shore of a lake, river, sea etc

mudslide when a lot of wet earth suddenly falls down the side of a hill

constant happening all the time, continuous

feature characteristic, quality, trait