GEOGRAPHY

2.THE NATURAL ENVIROMENT.
EUROPE VEGETATION:

Beeches: Any of various deciduous trees of the genusFagus having smooth gray bark, alternate simpleleaves, and three-sided nuts enclosed in pricklyburs.







Thickets:a dense growth of shrubs, bushes, or small trees.

Shrubs:A woody plant of relatively low height, having several stems arising from the base and lacking a single trunk; a bush.






Meadows:an area of grassland, often used for hay or for grazing of animals






Oak: Any of numerous deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Quercus, bearingacorns as fruit.

Cork oak: A western Mediterranean evergreen oak tree (Quercus suber) having thick bark. Commercial cork is produced byperiodically stripping the bark from these trees.

Taiga:A subarctic area of northern Eurasia and North America located just south of the tundra and covered largely withconiferous forests dominated by firs and spruces.

Tundra: A treeless area beyond the timberline in high-latitude regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supportinglow-growing vegetation such as lichens, mosses, and shrubs.





EUROPE FAUNA:

Fallow:

Stork:Any of various large wading birds of the family Ciconiidae, having long legs and a long straight bill.






Vulture: Any of various large birds of prey characteristically having dark plumage and a featherless headand neck and generally feeding on carrion.







Marten: Any of several mustelid mammals of the genus Martes, mainly inhabiting northern forests and having a slenderbody, bushy tail, and soft fur.

Mink: Either of two semiaquatic mustelid carnivores, Mustela lutreola of Europe or Neovison vison of North America,having a pointed snout, short legs, and partly webbed toes, and bred for their commercially valuable fur.

Reindeer:A large deer (Rangifer tarandus) of the Arctic tundra and northern boreal forests, having large hooves and longbranched antlers in both sexes









SPAIN VEGETATION:




Any of various trees of the genus Dracaena of tropical regions, having clusters of sword-shapedleaves and a thick trunk that yields a red resin when cut.

SPAIN FAUNA:

Wildcat: Any of various wild felines of small to medium size, including the bobcat and the caracal.

Capercaille.A large grouse (Tetrao urogallus), native to northern Europe and having dark plumage and a fanlike tail. Also calledwood grouse.









Partidge

Gulls:Any of various chiefly coastal seabirds of the family Laridae, having long wings, webbed feet, a thick, slightly hookedbeak, and usually gray and white plumage.