Vocabulario Esencial para el TOEFL - Geografía
Aquí aprenderás algunas palabras en inglés sobre geografía, como "tropic", "hilly", "slope", etc. que se necesitan para el examen TOEFL.
Revisión
Tarjetas de memoria
Ortografía
Cuestionario
a field of science that studies the structure of the earth and its history
geología
one of the two halves of the Earth, separated by the equator or a meridian
hemisferio
the distance between an object or point and sea level
altitud, altura
an imaginary horizontal circle around the Earth parallel to the equator, used to measure north-south position
latitud
the distance of a point east or west of the meridian at Greenwich that is measured in degrees
longitud
either of the two imaginary lines around the Earth located about 23° north and south of the equator
trópico
associated with or characteristic of the tropics, regions of the Earth near the equator known for their warm climate and lush vegetation
tropical
the line where the sky and earth seem to come in contact with each other
horizonte
a hypothetical line around the Earth that divides it into Northern and Southern hemispheres
ecuador
a large body of land that is partially surrounded by water but is attached to a larger area of land
península
land with mountains or hills
tierras altas
located away from the coast
del interior, interior
having many hills
montañoso
an area of land, particularly in reference to its physical or natural features
terreno
the most northern or most southern points of the earth that are joined by its axis of rotation
polo
a deep narrow valley with steep sides, usually worn by a stream
barranco
a smaller part of a river that is separated from the main and larger part
brazo
the flow or movement of water or a liquid in a specific direction
corriente
the rise and fall of the sea level, which happens regularly, as a result of the attraction of the sun and moon
marea
an area of sea that is partly surrounded by land, with a narrow opening
golfo
related to or situated along the coast, the area where land meets the sea
costero
the round top of a volcano
cráter
a substance from the inner layers of the earth which is erupted out of a volcanic mountain
lava
a very large floating piece of ice
iceberg
a large mass of ice that forms over long periods of time, especially in polar regions or high mountains
glaciar
a valley that is deep and has very steep sides, through which a river is flowing usually
cañón
a ridge of rock or a line of sand near the surface of a body of water
arrecife
a natural underwater structure formed by coral
arrecife de coral
an area containing still water that is comparatively smaller than a lake, particularly one that is made artificially
estanque
related to the sea and the different life forms that exist there
marino, naval
the pointed top of a mountain
cumbre, cima
