Definition list chapter 6
- paragraph 1,2 and 3
Basin
lowland surrounded by hills
Basin
Birth rate
the number of births a year per 1,000 people
Geboortecijfer
Birth surplus
The number of births is higher than the
number of deaths
Geboorte
overschot
Continental climate
climate you can find in countries far from the
sea, in the moderate zone. Average summer
temperature is above 15°C; average winter
temperature is below -3°C
Landklimaat/
Continental
klimaat
Death rate
the number of deaths a year per 1,000 people Sterftecijfer
Death surplus
The number of deaths is higher than the
number of births
Sterfte overschot
Gemengd
Deciduous forest belt natural zone with deciduous trees. Warmer
than 15°C in summer and warmer than -3°C in loofwoud gordel
winter
Emigrant
a person who leaves his own country to live
somewhere else permanently
Emigrant
Emigration surplus
The number of emigrants is higher than the
number of immigrants
Emigratie
overschot
Glacier
ice field in a high mountain range that moves
slowly downhill
Gletsjer
High mountain range
a range of mountains higher than 1500 metres Hooggebergte
gordel
area with peaks between 200 and 500 metres Heuvels
Hills
Immigrant
someone from abroad who comes to live in a
county permanently
Immigrant
Immigration surplus
The number of immigrants is higher than the
number of emigrants
Immigratie
overschot
Indented coast
a coast with deep bays and inlets
Gelede kust
Latitude
the distance (in degrees) of a place from the
equator
Breedteligging
Low mountain range
area with peaks between 500 and 1500 metres Laaggebergte
gordel
Lowland
flat area not higher than 200 metres
Laagland
Mediterranean
climate
temperate climate with warm dry summers
and mild wet winters
Mediterraan
klimaat
Mediterranean
vegetation
vegetation in a Mediterranean climate with
olive trees and cork oaks and other trees that
can survive in dry hot summers
Mediterraanse
vegetatie
Natural border
a border along a natural obstacle such as a
river or a mountain range
Natuurlijke grens
Natural increase in
population
The difference between birth rate and death
rate. The growth may be positive (birth
surplus) or negative (death surplus)
The difference between the number of people
who come to live in a country and the number
of people who leave it. The net migration rate
can be positive (immigration surplus) or
negative (emigration surplus)
Natuurlijke
bevolkingsgroei
Net migration rate
Sociale
bevolingsgroei
Offshore wind
Wind that blows from the land towards the sea Aflandige wind
Onshore wind
Wind that blows from the sea towards the land Aanlandige wind
Peninsula
Land surrounded by water on three sides
Schiereiland
Polar climate
Climate where the average temperature is in
the warmest month lower than 10°C
Pool klimaat
Relief
Differences in altitude in a landscape
Reliëf
Sea climate
Temperate climate where the average
temperature in summer is above 15°C and in
winter above -3°C. there is precipitation in all
seasons
Zee klimaat/
Maritiem klimaat
Taiga
Natural zone where coniferous trees grow.
Summer temperatures are between 10°C and
15°C
Taiga gordel/
Naaldbomen
gordel
Tundra
Toendra gordel
Natural treeless zone at high latitudes.
Summer temperatures below 10°C. almost no
precipitation. Deep in the ground is permafrost