Online Class Notes (Nemo)

https://www.ixl.com/social-studies/grade-7/region-profile-europe

Vocabulary

/ˌmed.ə.tərˈeɪ.ni.ən/

Danube-多瑙河

mythology noun [U] (ANCIENT STORIES)
myths in general
神话
She’s fascinated by the stories of classical mythology (= ancient Greek and Roman myths).
她被古典神话故事迷住了。

Highlander (n): a person who comes from the Scottish Highlands
（苏格兰）高地人

the Alps (n): a large mountain range in Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Liechtenstein, to France in the west
阿尔卑斯山脉（欧洲的一大型山脉，东起奥地利、斯洛文尼亚，穿过意大利、瑞士、德国和列支敦士登，一直延伸至西部的法国）

peninsula (n): a long piece of land that sticks out from a larger area of land into the sea or into a lake
半岛
the Korean/Arabian/Florida Peninsula
朝鲜／阿拉伯／佛罗里达半岛

republic (n): a country without a king or queen, usually governed by elected representatives of the people and a president
（通常指由选举产生的人民代表和总统治理的）共和国，共和政体
the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国

A body of water is a large area of water, such as a lake.
水域，水体

the Industrial Revolution-the period of time during which work began to be done more by machines in factories than by hand at home
工业革命

batch (n): a group of things or people dealt with at the same time or considered similar in type
一批，一组
The cook brought in a fresh batch of homemade cupcakes.
那位厨师带来了一炉刚刚烤好的自制蛋糕。
We looked at the job applications in two batches.
我们把那些求职申请分两批浏览了一遍。