GLOSSARY
accessories: items that go with a dress, for instance a bag or a hat
allergic reaction: a sensitive response to substances
altitude: height above sea level
apprehensive: fearful or anxious
appropriate: suitable or proper
assembly: a meeting of teachers and students, especially at the beginning of a school day
blood clotting: the turning of blood into a thick solid
bowel: intestines, especially the large intestines
chunk: a large piece of a thing
climate: typical weather conditions of a place
conservative: favouring what is generally accepted or traditional
craving: a strong desire for something
damage: harm/hurt/injury
demand: the desire or needs of customers for a product
eating: consuming
fibre rich: full of fibre
healthy: good for your health
heart disease: any sickness that affects the heart
impression: an idea or effect formed in the mind
investments: shares bought in a company with the hope of returning a profit
lacy: made or trimmed with lace
landscape: everything you can see when you look across a large area of land
lean: meat containing little or no fat
loans: money that banks lend and whoever borrows repays with interest meteorological
department: an institution that studies and forecasts weather conditions
misconception: a belief or idea that is not based on correct information
mood-altering: ability to change the state of mind
moustache: hair on the upper lip
natural resources: supply of materials that are found occurring in a country
neutral: with no strong or noticeable qualities
nourish: keeping someone healthy with food
opt: choose to take or not take a particular course of action
portion: one part of something larger
production: the process of making materials or goods in large quantities
professionally: suitable or proper for an occupation
rainy season: the time of the year when there is a lot of precipitation (rain)
reap the benefits: gain from
research: systematic investigation to collect information
respiratory: having to do with breathing
risky behaviour: doing things in a way that would expose you to danger
routine: the normal order and way in which you do things in a place
score: the number of marks somebody gets in a test
set up: established
shortness of breath: when one is labouring to breath, or having difficulties in breathing
stabilise: to make something firm, or unlikely to change
structure: the normal order and way in which you do things in a place
substitutes: takes the place of something or someone else
survival: condition of continuing to exist
temperature: degree of hot or cold temporarily
pleasing: will make you feel good only for a moment
weather patterns: how the atmospheric conditions in a place behave
wholegrain: containing the grain without anything having being removed
workload: the allocated tasks that have to be carried out