Ordförråd för IELTS (Akademisk) - Geography

toward the land from the direction of a ship or the sea

iland, mot land

the extremely cold region surrounding the South Pole

Antarktis, sydpolen

the frozen regions surrounding the North Pole

Arktis, arktisk område

land along the sides of a river, canal, etc.

strand, bank

a curve in a road, river, etc.

sväng, kurva

the boundary between land and water, particularly as seen on a map or from above

kustlinje, strandlinje

situated in the east

östra, eastern

positioned in the direction of the west

västerländsk, i väster

positioned in the direction of the north

nordlig, av nord

located in the direction of the south

sydlig, i söder

related to the study or characteristics of the Earth's surface, including its features, landscapes, and locations

geografisk, topografisk

a city or town that has a harbor where ships can be loaded or unloaded

hamn

land that is filled with many trees

skogsområde, skog

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

kanjon, ravin

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

ekvator

(geology) a body of rock with a particular set of characteristics that make it distinct from the surrounding land

formation, skikt

land with mountains or hills

högländer, bergstrakter

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

glaciär

water that does not contain salt and is suitable for consumption

sötvatten, vatten utan salt

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

rev, korallrev

the ground at the bottom of the sea or the floor of the ocean

sjöbotten, havets botten

a river, canal, etc. that boats can navigate through

vattenväg, sjöled

a part on the surface of the Earth marked by specific coordinates

zon, område

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

tropisk, tropiska

a small and narrow river that runs on or under the earth

bäck, ström

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

horisont

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

gulf, viken

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

breddgrad

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

längdgrad

the top or the summit of a mountain

topp, vitt

belonging or related to the region around the North Pole

arktisk

having had an altered genetic structure in order to serve a particular purpose, such as being more resistant to disease, bearing more fruit, etc.

genetiskt modifierad, gentekniskt modifierad