GWtW B1. Unit 6. Georaphical Features vocab

a large area of land that is thickly covered with trees

the natural world in which people, animals and plants live

an area of sand or small stones (called shingle), next to the ocean, sea or lake

Match these geographical features:

• island

• the land next to or near to the sea or ocean

• desert

• a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water

• cave

• a large hole in the side of a hill or cliff or under the ground

• hill

• an area of land that is higher than the land around it, but not as high as a mountain

• coast

• a large area of land that has very little water and very few plants growing on it

a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on a coast

Match these geographical features:

• waterfall

• water that flows naturally along a fixed route formed by a channel cut into rock or ground

• marsh(es)

• the mass of salt water that covers most of the earth’s surface

• ocean

• a place where a stream or river falls from a high place, for example over a cliff or rock

• stream

• a slow-moving mass or river of ice, formed from snow on mountains or near the North Pole or South Pole

• glacier

• ground near a lake, a river, or the sea that often floods and is always wet

a layer of ice permanently covering parts of the earth, especially around the North and South Poles

Match these geographical features

• peninsula

• an area of land that is fairly flat and not very high above sea level

• archipelago

• an area of low land between hills or mountains

• lowland

• an area of land that is almost surrounded by water but is joined to a larger piece of land

• grassland

• a group of islands and the sea surrounding them

• valley

• a large area of open land covered with wild grass

a thick forest in tropical parts of the world that have a lot of rain
(type two words)

a very high hill, often with rocks near the top