Sunday, January 23, 2011

HOMEWORK page 47

GLACIER
A glacier is a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface.
This is the glacier: Perito Moreno, it is located in the province of Santa Cruz in the southern of Argentina, it was form in 1937, and it is the second more largest of Argentina:



WATERFALL
 
A waterfall is a perpendicular or very step descent of the water of a stream.
this is a waterfall located in the Amazon river.





Lake


A lake is a considerable inland body of standing water.

This is the famous lake " Titicaca " it is the second largest of South America, it is between Bolivia and Peru 





BOG

A bog is a wet spongy ground,frequently surronding a body of open water, and having a characteristic flora.

This is the bog of San Juanit is located in madrid.




Tributary  


The tributary is a stream feeding a large stream or a lake.
Thi is a tributary of the Ebro river call the Jalón.






River 


A river is a natural stream of water of usually considerable volume.
This is the Nile river, is the largest river of the world and it is located at Africa.
Meander
A meander is a winding path or course.
This is a meander of the Amazons river.




Delta


A delta is a low triangular area where a river divides before entering a large body of water.
This is a delta of the Paraná river.



Sedimentation 

Is the action or process of forming or depositing sediment.
This is photo of the sedimentation of a river.




Marsh 
A tract of soft wet land.
This is a mash.
 Estuary
A water passage where the tide meets a river current.
This is a estuary of a river in Italy call Adige.
Lagoon


A body of water cut off from a larger body by areef of sand or coral.
This is the lagoon of Guatavita.





Saturday, January 15, 2011

TEACHER´S COMENTS

Please don´t write here this place is only for the commentes of  Sam.

Around the world

Hello, I´m going to explain the trip that I did the last week.
Firts, I take a plane to Greece when I finish the trip at plane I was very tired and it was night soo I looked for an hotel, this is a photo that I took untill I went to slept :  

The next day I woke up very early, at nine o´clock I was at the enter of the Partenon, it was really beutifull, then I went to the museum Benaki, at there I saw a lot of collections, one collection was aboult   the ancient Greeks, it was really interesting, then I went to ate at the center of Atens, when I finished I took a ship to Creta Island, then I took  a ship to Egypt, the trip was long soo I slept at the ship, when I woke up I was at Egypt, it was the two o´clock soo I went to ate to the center of Alejandria, it was really beautifull, this is a photo that i took when I was eating :
 when I finished I went to saw the pyramids of Egypt,they were very high,
this is a photo that I took of the pyramids: 






After that I went to look for a hotel to slept over there, the beddroom was very decorated and was purple.
The next day I woke up and I took a car to went to Jerusalem, at Jerusalem I took a plane to Phillippines Islands, the trip took one day to get there, at there I go to a beach next to my hotel, over there it was very hot,
this is a photo that I tookof the beach: 

Then I slept and I took a Plane to New Zealand,it took two days to get there.
Over there I went to saw the Bridge of Rememberance, it was made up of stone,then I ate and I went to the beach, at the night I went to the hotel and I slept.
The next day I took a plane to California.

At California I took a car to went to Santa Barbara, at Santa Barbara I went to beach next to my hotel call: Weste Beach, over there it was very hot soo I swam at the sea,
I took this photo at the roof of my hotel: 
    The next day I took a plane to Spain to the airport of Sevilla, then I went to the Alhambra and I took this photo:
When I finished I went to the hotel and I went to slept.
 The next day I saw some girls dress with the tipical costume of  Andalucia and I took a photo to the girls:

Then I took a plane to Madrid

AND THAT WAS MY TRIP AROUND THE WORLD¡
IT WAS SOO AMAZING