UNIT 0: VOCABULARY

CALDERA: a large, more or less circular depression, surrounded by mountains.

CROP: a cultivated plant that is grown on a large scale commercially, especially a cereal, fruit, or vegetable.

FORAGE: food such as grass or hay for horses and cattle; fodder.

GRIFFON VULTURE: a large Old World vulture in the bird of prey families (BUITRE LEONADO).

HAMLET: very small village without a church.

HERON: a large fish-eating wading bird with long legs, a long S-shaped neck, and a long pointed bill (GARZA).

HOLM OAK TREE: an evergreen southern European oak, which has dark green glossy leaves (ENCINA).

IBERIAN IBEX: Iberian wild goat (CABRA MONTESA).

JUNIPER: an evergreen shrub or small tree that bears berrylike cones (ENEBRO).

LOGGING: the business of cutting down trees to produce wood.

MALPAIS: a blackish stony surface, which is formed by recent lava.

OAK TREE: a large tree which bears acorns and typically has lobed deciduous leaves (ROBLE).

PASTURE: grossy fields for animals to feed on.

PLAIN: a large area of flat land with few trees.

PLATEAU: an area of fairly level high ground.

POPLAR TREE: a tall, fast-growing tree of north temperate regions, widely grown in shelter belts and for timber and pulp (ÁLAMO).

RESERVOIR: a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.

ROCKROSE: a herbaceous or shrubby plant with rose-like flowers, native to temperate and warm regions (JARA).

SCATTERED: dispersed, separated.

VINEYARD: a plantation of grapevines.

VOLCANIC CONE: the top of a volcano that surrounds the crater.

WILLOW TREE: a tree or shrub of temperate climates which typically has narrow leaves, bears catkins, and grows near water (SAUCE).