Geography Glossary

Unit 2
Beeches:
A large tree with smooth grey bark, glossy leaves, and hard, pale fine-grained timber.
Thickets:
A dense group of bushes or trees
Taiga:
The swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes, especially that between the tundra and steppes of Siberia
Meadows:
A piece of grassland, especially one used for hay
Tundra:
A vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen
Shrubs:
A woody plant which is smaller than a tree and has several main stems arising at or near the ground.