Vocabulaire des Repères Naturels Clés - Grotte du Mammouth

a natural hollow or passage in the earth, especially one with an opening to the surface

a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses

a country in North America that has 50 states

a route, path, or corridor that allows movement from one place to another

to visit places one has never seen before

a passage built or dug through or under an obstacle, especially for roads, railways, or people

beneath the surface of the ground

used to indicate that something or someone is located in, happening within, or moving into the inner part of something

catching and keeping our attention because of being unusual, exciting, etc.

a solid material forming part of the earth's surface, often made of one or more minerals

to be positioned in a way that the top part is fixed or connected to something, but the bottom part can move freely without touching the ground

the inside upper surface of a room or other enclosed space

a tapering, icicle-like mineral formation hanging from the roof of a cave or underground structure, typically composed of calcium carbonate deposited by dripping water containing dissolved minerals

to become greater in size, amount, number, or quality

a cone-shaped mineral formation rising from the floor of a cave or underground structure, formed by the deposition of minerals from dripping water containing dissolved substances

the bottom of a room that we walk on

a location or origin point for a particular thing or concept

to change one's behavior or habits in order to deal successfully with a new situation or environment

the state or quality of having no light

a small arthropod with six legs and a body divided into three parts, often also having wings

any living thing that is able to move on its own, such as an animal, fish, etc.

not able to see

the quality of having little or almost no light

directed, controlled, or assisted by someone or something to follow a specific path or achieve a goal

a journey for pleasure, during which we visit several different places

to accompany someone to a specific place, particularly in order to lead or guide them

someone who enters a place, such as a building, city, or website, for a particular purpose

used to indicate movement into one side and out of the opposite side of something

to assist or enable someone to acquire some knowledge, skills, or abilities

to develop or come into existence

someone whose job or education is about science

an area under the protection of a government, where people can visit, for its wildlife, beauty, or historical sights

guarded from injury or destruction

a path through countryside, mountains, or other natural terrain, especially one used for walking or riding

any member of the indigenous peoples who lived in North or South America before the arrival of Europeans

existed or happened a time long ago

a person who moves to a new area to live and establish a community

used to indicate that despite a certain fact or situation mentioned in the first clause, the second clause follows

any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks

any of the hard pieces making up the skeleton in humans and some animals