Places, Landscapes Flashcards
place
un lieu
archipelago
an expanse of water with many scattered islands
un archipel
beach
une plage
canyon
un canyon
cave
une grotte
desert
un désert
dune
a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
une dune
fjord
a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
un fjord
glacier
un glacier
gorge
a narrow passage through land
un défilé
island
une île
jungle
une jungle
marsh
a tract of soft wet land usually characterized by monocotyledons (such as grasses or cattails)
un marais
meadow
land that is covered or mostly covered with grass
un pré
mountain
une montagne
oasis
a fertile or green area in an arid region (such as a desert)
une oasis
peninsula
a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body by an isthmus
une péninsule
plateau
a usually extensive land area having a relatively level surface raised sharply above adjacent land on at least one side
un plateau
prairie
land in or predominantly in grass
une prairie
rainforest
une forêt tropicale
savanna
a tropical or subtropical grassland (as of eastern Africa or northern South America) containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
une savane
tundra
a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
une toundra
valley
une vallée
volcano
un volcan
cliff
une falaise
