IELTS Académique (Band 6-7) - Paysage et géographie

a valley that is deep and has very steep sides, through which a river is flowing usually

cañon

a mound or ridge of sand that is typically formed by the wind, often found in deserts, coastal areas, or other regions with significant wind activity

dune

a piece of land covered in grass and sometimes wild flowers, often used for hay

prairie

an area of land that is covered with water or is always very wet

marais

an area containing still water that is comparatively smaller than a lake, particularly one that is made artificially

étang

an area of land that is flat and higher than the land surrounding it

plateau

a large body of land that is partially surrounded by water but is attached to a larger area of land

péninsule

a ridge of rock or a line of sand near the surface of a body of water

récif

the outer areas or parts of a city or town

périphérie

a small curved area of land that partly encloses a specific part of the sea

crique

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

longitude

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

latitude

a hazardous or difficult situation that is very hard to get out of

marasme

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

tropique

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

Équateur

a large collection of islands or the sea surrounding them

archipel

an imaginary circle around 66.5 degrees south of the equator, marking the southernmost point where the sun stays above or below the horizon for 24 hours during the respective solstices

cercle polaire antarctique

a collection of maps, charts, and geographical information typically organized by region or topic

atlas

a landform at a river's mouth, shaped by sediment deposition and characterized by distributaries

delta