Vocabulary of Nature and Nurture

A group of mountains.

An area of high, steep rocks beside the sea.

The pointed top of a mountain.

Large areas of flat land with a layer of grass that generally does not change much in elevation, and is primarily treeless.

Hills of sand on a beach or in a desert.

A big hole in the ground, the round, open part at the top of a volcano.

A small area of sea partly surrounded by land.

A deep valley with high sides where a river cuts through rock.

• the place where a river meets a larger body of water

• a stream of water that flows from a high place, often to a pool below

• to move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using your hands

a metal effected by rust (= an orange substance) on its surface. ржавы

• thick wire twisted into a rope, a wire covered by plastic that carries electricity, telephone signals, etc

• an ancient story about gods and brave people, often one that explains an event in history or the natural world

• something that makes you believe that something is true or exists

• the hard part on the foot of a horse and some other large animals копыто

• a small rigid plate that grows out of the skin of a fish

• the long, narrow part that sticks out at the back of an animal's body

• the thick hair that covers the bodies of some animals like cats and rabbits

• one of the two long parts on the head of an insect and some other creatures with which it touches things in order to discover what is around it

• either of the two openings in the nose through which air moves when you breathe:

one of the sharp curved nails at the end of each of the toes of some animals and birds:

• the hard, pointed part of a bird's mouth

• a hard, pointed, often curved part that grows from the head of some animals:

• the flat part of the body that a bird, insect, or bat uses for flying,

any of the five separate parts at the end of the foot:

• a round raised part on a person's or animal's back:

• to go below or make something go below the surface of the sea or a river or lake:

to pull in liquid or air through your mouth without using your teeth, or to move the tongue and muscles of the mouth around something inside your mouth, often in order to dissolve it:

• to do something unexpected that surprises and sometimes worries a person or animal: