The document provides vocabulary related to nature, the environment, weather, and natural disasters. It defines various landforms like streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, mountains, hills, valleys, coral reefs, forests, jungles, and plains. It also defines weather-related terms like breeze, windy, drizzle, shower, downpour, damp, humid, fog, smog, snowy, icy, freezing, boiling. Finally, it lists natural disasters and extreme weather events such as volcanoes, blizzards, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes/cyclones/typhoons, droughts, landslides/mudslides, tornadoes, and avalanches. The document serves as

1. Nature Vocabulary
The Environment & Weather

2. Land & Water

3. A S__________ is a narrow body of water with a current (it’s moving).

4. A Stream is a narrow body of
water with a current (it’s moving).
* Here’s a rocky stream in Italy

5. Can you name any famous RIVERS?

6. The Ganges (India)
The Nile (N. Africa)
The Yangtze (China)
The Mekong
The Amazon
(Brazil)
Thames
(UK)

7. A L__________ is smaller than the ocean, but they can be quite big. It’s surrounded by
land.
*Hint: In Scotland, they have a famous L________ due to stories of a giant “Loch Ness”
monster that lives inside!

8. A Lake is smaller than the ocean, but they can be
quite big. It’s surrounded by
land.
*Hint: In Scotland, they have a famous Lake due to
stories of a giant “Loch Ness”
monster that lives inside!

9. A P________ is a very small body of water
that can be natural or manmade.
They’re often found in gardens, parks, and
even inside some buildings.

10. A Pond is a very small body of water
that can be natural or manmade.
They’re often found in gardens, parks, and
even inside some buildings.

11. Can you name some famous Mountains / Mountain Ranges?

12. The Alps (Europe)
Mt. Everest (Tibet)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (Africa)Mt. Fuji (Japan)

13. H_________ are much smaller and less
rocky than mountains.

14. Hills are much smaller and less
rocky than mountains.

15. The low area between mountains
or hills can be called V_______

16. The low area between mountains
or hills can be called Valleys

17. If you were stranded on a deserted island, what 3
things from home would you bring with you?

18. C________ R______ are rock and plant formations in the ocean.
They are nearly doomed due to overfishing & poor environmental
conditions.

19. Coral Reefs are rock and plant formations in the ocean.
They are nearly doomed due to overfishing & poor environmental
conditions.

20. A F_________ is a large area covered with trees. The weather can be warm
or hot.

21. A FOREST is a large area covered with trees. The weather can be warm
or hot.

22. J_________ are also a large area of land covered by trees and plants, however – they
usually have a tropical climate

23. P________ is large, usually flat and/or with small hills.
* Oklahoma, my homestate, is this…

24. Plains/plainland is large, usually flat and/or with small hills.
* Oklahoma, my homestate, is this…

25. The Sahara is a famous D___________

26. The Sahara is a famous Desert,

27. Polar Bears, Whales, Penguins & Seals can all live
in the cold temperatures of the A___________

28. Polar Bears, Whales, Penguins & Seals can all live
in the cold temperatures of the ARCTIC

29. Everyday Weather
Vocabulary

30. B___________________: a light wind

31. Breeze / Breezy

32. This is much stronger than a Breeze: W_________

33. This is much stronger than a Breeze: WINDY

34. D_____________: very light rain

35. Drizzle / “It’s drizzling outside”

36. S_______________: a quick rain (usually
5-20 min)

37. Shower

38. A D___________________: very heavy
rain

39. Downpour

40. D______________ : after the rain…

41. Damp

42. Heat + Water (Moisture) = H______ Weather

43. Heat + Water (Moisture) = HUMID Weather

44. F________________: low cloudiness usually with cool weather

45. Fog / Foggy

46. S________________ : pollution + fog

47. Smog / Smoggy

48. We describe this kind of weather as S_____________

49. We describe this kind of weather as Snowy

50. Snow + Rain/Water = I________ weather

51. Snow + Rain/Water = ICY weather

52. When it’s really cold outside (or inside a place), we can say:
“It’s F____________!”
*hint: What does water do when it’s cold

53. When it’s really cold outside (or inside a place), we
can say:
“It’s FREEZING!”

54. When Temperatures are very
high, and it’s very hot outside,
We can say…
“It’s B____________!”
hint: what does water do
when it’s hot?

55. When Temperatures are very
high, and it’s very hot outside,
We can say…
“It’s Boiling!”
hint: what does water do
when it’s hot?

56. Extreme Weather
Natural Disaster Vocabulary

57. What country has the most active v_____________?

59. This is a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility (B____________)

60. Blizzard

61. Have you ever experienced this natural disaster?

62. Earthquake

64. Flood

65. This weather has 3 different names; can you guess them?

66. Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons are all the same weather phenomenon;
we just use different names for these storms in different places.
• Atlantic and Northeast Pacific = hurricane
• Northwest Pacific = typhoon
• South Pacific = Cyclones

67. This natural disaster is caused by a long heat wave (D_____________)

68. Drought

69. This natural disaster was in the news two months ago because it occurred in Afghanistan

70. Landslide / Mudslide

71. This is when wind violently rotates and comes in contact with the ground (T_________)

72. Tornado

73. Similar to a Landslide, this occurs when snow slides down a mountain

74. Avalanche