本 Insight - 上級 - ユニット 5 - 5D

the result or consequence of a situation, event, or action

結果, 成り行き

a problem that gets in the way of a process or makes it worse

後退, 妨害

a brief heavy rainfall

土砂降り, 豪雨

the unexpected start of something terrible, such as a disease

発生, アウトブレイク

the manner in which a child is raised, including the care, guidance, and teaching provided by parents or guardians

育て方, 教養

a piece of painted cloth that is hung at the back of a theater stage as part of the scenery

バックドロップ, 舞台の背景

the cause or source of a person's ruin or failure

堕落, 失脚

a feeling of disappointment or sadness due to something not meeting one's expectations or hopes

失望, 期待外れ

a situation in which people join together to fight against those in power

蜂起, 反乱

a complete or disappointing failure

完全な失敗, 失敗

the distance of a point north or south of the equator that is measured in degrees

緯度

an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole, which helps to measure how far east or west a place is on Earth

本初子午線, プライム・メディアン

a hypothetical line around the Earth that divides it into Northern and Southern hemispheres

赤道

the distance of a point east or west of the meridian at Greenwich that is measured in degrees

経度

one half of the earth divided by the equator

半球

imaginary lines that run horizontally around the Earth, used to measure how far north or south a place is from the middle of the Earth

平行, 平行線

each of the two parallel and imaginary lines around the earth that is 23°26ʹ south or north of the equator

トロピック, トロピック (架空の線)

a point or location on the opposite side of the Earth, exactly opposite another point, often used to describe places that are directly across from each other on the globe

対蹠点

the biggest and deepest ocean in the world, stretching between Asia and the Americas, famous for its calmness and rich variety of sea life

太平洋

a vast region that forms part of a continent, especially the part of Asia that includes India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

亜大陸