Geography

ALL LEVELS Vydáno dne 22.10.2005

Vocabulary related to geography



 
altitude - nadmořská výška, výška (nadmořská)
BrE
/'æltɪtju:d/
AmE
/'ælt̬ɪtju:d/

noun - height above sea level


archipelago
archipelago - souostroví
BrE
/ˌɑ:kɪ'peləgəʊ/
AmE
/ˌɑ:rkɪ'peləgoʊ/

noun - a group of islands


bay
bay - zátoka, záliv
BrE
/'beɪ/
AmE
/'beɪ/

noun - a place where the coast is curved inwards


border
border - hranice
BrE
/'bɔ:də/
AmE
/'bɔ:rdər/

noun - a dividing line between two countries


cape
cape - mys
BrE
/'keɪp/
AmE
/'keɪp/

noun - a large piece of land that sticks out into the sea


coast
coast - pobřeží
BrE
/'kəʊst/
AmE
/'koʊst/

noun - the line where the sea or ocean meets the dry land


continent
continent - světadíl, kontinent
BrE
/'kɒntɪnənt/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntɪnənt/

noun - a large mass of land on the planet, usually surrounded by seas and oceans, e.g Europe, Asia etc.


country
country - země, stát
BrE
/'kʌntri/
AmE
/'kʌntri/

noun - an area that has its own government


desert
desert - poušť, pustina
BrE
/'dezət/
AmE
/'dezərt/

noun - a dry piece of land usually covered with sand and no or almost no vegetation or life


east
east - východ (světová strana)
BrE
/'i:st/
AmE
/'i:st/

noun - the direction on the compass where the sun rises


 
equator - rovník
BrE
/ɪk'weɪtə/
AmE
/ɪk'weɪt̬ər/

noun - an imaginary line around the middle part of our planet


forest
forest - les, prales
BrE
/'fɒrɪst/
AmE
/'fɑ:rɪst/

noun - a large area of land covered with trees


gulf
gulf - záliv
BrE
/'gʌlf/
AmE
/'gʌlf/

noun - a large area of sea that is almost completely surrounded by land


 
hemisphere - polokoule
BrE
/'hemɪsfɪə/
AmE
/'hemɪsfɪr/

noun - one half of a planet or a ball


highlands
highlands - vysočina
BrE
/'haɪləndz/
AmE
/'haɪləndz/

noun - a mountainous area


island
island - ostrov
BrE
/'aɪlənd/
AmE
/'aɪlənd/

noun - a piece of land in the middle of a sea, ocean, lake etc.


lake
lake - jezero
BrE
/'leɪk/
AmE
/'leɪk/

noun - a large area of water surrounded by land


 
latitude - šířka (zeměpisná), zeměpisná šířka
BrE
/'lætɪtju:d/
AmE
/'læt̬ɪtu:d/

noun - the distance of a place north or south of the equator


 
longitude - délka (zeměpisná), zeměpisná délka
BrE
/'lɒŋgɪtju:d/
AmE
/'lɑ:ndʒətu:d/

noun - the distance of a place east or west of the zero meridian (imaginary line between the North and South pole that runs through Greenwich, England)


lowlands
lowlands - nížina
BrE
/'ləʊləndz/
AmE
/'loʊləndz/

noun - flat land that is almost level with the sea


 
meridian - poledník
BrE
/mə'rɪdiən/
AmE
/mə'rɪdiən/

noun - an imaginary line between the North and South Pole


north
north - sever
BrE
/'nɔ:θ/
AmE
/'nɔ:rθ/

noun - the direction in which the hand of the compass always points


ocean
ocean - oceán
BrE
/'əʊʃən/
AmE
/'oʊʃən/

noun - a very large area of water, much bigger than a sea


 
outback - australská pustina
BrE
/'aʊtbæk/
AmE
/'aʊtbæk/

noun - the desert areas of central Australia


peninsula
peninsula - poloostrov
BrE
/pe'nɪnsjʊlə/
AmE
/pe'nɪnsələ/

noun - a piece of land which is almost, but not completely, surrounded by water


pole
pole - pól
BrE
/'pəʊl/
AmE
/'poʊl/

noun - one of the ends of a magnet, one of the ends of an imaginary line around which something (such as Earth) revolves


rainforest
rainforest - deštný prales
BrE
/'reɪnˌfɒrɪst/
AmE
/'reɪnˌfɑ:rɪst/

noun - a thick tropical forest where it rains a lot


range
range - pohoří
BrE
/'reɪndʒ/
AmE
/'reɪndʒ/

noun - a line of mountains


river
river - řeka
BrE
/'rɪvə/
AmE
/'rɪvər/

noun - a large stream of water that is flowing across the land into the sea


savanna
savanna - savana
BrE
/sə'vænə/
AmE
/sə'vænə/

noun - a large flat area with grass and few trees, esp. in hot countries, such as Africa


sea
sea - moře
BrE
/'si:/
AmE
/'si:/

noun - a large body of salty water, smaller and not as deep as an ocean


south
south - jih
BrE
/'saʊθ/
AmE
/'saʊθ/

noun - the direction on the compass opposite the north


strait
strait - úžina, průliv
BrE
/'streɪt/
AmE
/'streɪt/

noun - a narrow strip of sea between two pieces of land, e.g. between two continents, islands etc.


 
stream - proud
BrE
/'stri:m/
AmE
/'stri:m/

noun - a flow of water over land or in the sea or ocean


 
tundra - tundra
BrE
/'tʌndrə/
AmE
/'tʌndrə/

noun - large flat Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere where the earth below the ground is always frozen


 
union - unie
BrE
/'ju:niən/
AmE
/'ju:nɪən/

noun - a group of states that form one country


volcano
volcano - vulkán, sopka
BrE
/vəl'keɪnəʊ/
AmE
/vɑ:l'keɪnoʊ/

noun - a mountain with a crater that can explode and throw burning rocks into the air, emit hot lava etc.


west
west - západ (světová strana)
BrE
/'west/
AmE
/'west/

noun - the direction on the compass where the sun sets




Pokračovat můžete zde:

ALL LEVELS

Státy USA - interaktivní mapky

Naučte se americké státy s našimi interaktivními mapkami. Nyní s nahrávkami rodilého mluvčího!
INTERMEDIATE

Slovní přízvuk: geography, biology, democracy...

Pozor na slovní přízvuk ve slovech končících na -logy, -cracy, -metry, -graphy, -gamy…

UPPER-INTERMEDIATE

GARDENING (vocabulary)

Slovíčka z oblasti zahradničení

Komentáře k článku
Téma Přísp. Přečteno Poslední příspěvek
Nepřečteno Geography 3 37061 Od Phillipska poslední příspěvek
před 16 lety