Vocabolario Essenziale per il TOEFL - Geografia

a field of science that studies the structure of the earth and its history

one of the two halves of the Earth, separated by the equator or a meridian

the distance between an object or point and sea level

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

associated with or characteristic of the tropics, regions of the Earth near the equator known for their warm climate and lush vegetation

the line where the sky and earth seem to come in contact with each other

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

land with mountains or hills

located away from the coast

having many hills

an area of land, particularly in reference to its physical or natural features

the most northern or most southern points of the earth that are joined by its axis of rotation

a deep narrow valley with steep sides, usually worn by a stream

a smaller part of a river that is separated from the main and larger part

the flow or movement of water or a liquid in a specific direction

the rise and fall of the sea level, which happens regularly, as a result of the attraction of the sun and moon

an area of sea that is partly surrounded by land, with a narrow opening

related to or situated along the coast, the area where land meets the sea

the round top of a volcano

a substance from the inner layers of the earth which is erupted out of a volcanic mountain

a very large floating piece of ice

a large mass of ice that forms over long periods of time, especially in polar regions or high mountains

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

a natural underwater structure formed by coral

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

related to the sea and the different life forms that exist there

the pointed top of a mountain