Essentiële Woordenschat voor de TOEFL - Geography
Hier leer je enkele Engelse woorden over geografie, zoals "tropisch", "heuvelachtig", "helling", enz., die nodig zijn voor het TOEFL-examen.
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a field of science that studies the structure of the earth and its history

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

halfrond, hemisfeer
the distance between an object or point and sea level

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

schiereiland, bijna-eiland
land with mountains or hills

hoogland, bergachtig gebied
located away from the coast

binnenlands, ver van de kust
having many hills

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

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

pool, Noordpool/Zuidpool
a deep narrow valley with steep sides, usually worn by a stream

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

arm, aftakking
the flow or movement of water or a liquid in a specific direction

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

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

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

kust-, aan de kust gelegen
the round top of a volcano

krater
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

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

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

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

rif, koraalrif
a natural underwater structure formed by coral

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

vijver, kom
related to the sea and the different life forms that exist there

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