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1
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The Earth

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La Terre

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the planet

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la planète

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planetary

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planétaire

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the globe

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le globe

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global

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global

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the equator

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l’équateur

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equatorial

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équatorial

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the tropics

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les tropiques

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tropical

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tropical

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a pole

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un pôle

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polar

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polaire

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the polar (ice) cap

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la calotte polaire / glaciaire

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an iceberg

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un iceberg

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a continent

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un continent

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continental

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continental

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land

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la terre (terrain)

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the mainland

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le continent

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a landscape

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un paysage

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a territory

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un territoire

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territorial

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territorial

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a country

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un pays

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the countryside

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la campagne

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a marsh / bog / swamp

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un marécage

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marshy / boggy

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marécageux

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marshland

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une région de marécages

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an island / an isle

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une île

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a peninsula

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une péninsule

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an isthmus

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un isthme

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a promontory

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un promontoire

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a cape / a headland

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un cap

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an archipelago

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un archipel

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an atoll

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un atoll

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a cave

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une grotte

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a desert

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un désert

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desert

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désertique

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barren / empty

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désertique / vide

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arid / parched

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aride / asséché

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sand dunes

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des dunes de sable

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a wadi

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un oued

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an oasis

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une oasis

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the savanna(h)

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la savane

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the bush

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la brousse

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the jungle

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la jungle

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Topography

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La topographie

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cartography

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la cartographie

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an atlas

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un atlas

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a GPS

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un GPS

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latitude, longitude

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la latitude, la longitude

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a meridian

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un méridien

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a time zone

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un fuseau horaire

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a parallel

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un parallèle

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a map

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une carte

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to map a country

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dresser la carte d’un pays

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the scale

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l’échelle

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a chart

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une carte marine

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to chart

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établir une carte

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uncharted

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ne figure sur aucune carte

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relief

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le relief

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Finding one’s bearings

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S’orienter

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a compass

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une boussole

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the north

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le Nord

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north(ern)

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du nord / septentrional

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northernmost

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le plus au nord

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northward(s)

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vers le nord

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northerly

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venant du nord

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the south

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le Sud

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south(ern)

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du sud / meridional

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the east

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l’Est

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east(ern)

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de l’est / oriental

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the west

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l’Ouest

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west(ern)

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de l’ouest / occidental

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the northeast

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le Nord-Est

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the northwest

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le Nord-Ouest

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the southeast

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le Sud-Est

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the southwest

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le Sud-Ouest

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here / there

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ici / là

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other there / from there

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là-bas / de là-bas

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Hills and mountains

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Collines et montagnes

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to rise (up)

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s’élever

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upward // downward

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ascendant // descendant

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a slope

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une pente

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to slope down

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descendre en pente

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to slope up

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monter

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steep

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abrupt

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gentle

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doux / modéré

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a hill

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une colline

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hilly

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vallonné

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a hillock / a mound

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une butte

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a hilltop

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un sommet de colline

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the foothill(s)

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le(s) contrefort(s)

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high

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haut

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la hauteur

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la hauteur

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altitude

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l’altitude

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a mountain

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une montagne

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mountainous

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montagneux

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a mountain range

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une chaîne de montagnes

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a mountain top

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un sommet de colline

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a massif

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un massif

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the summit

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le sommet

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to tower over / to overlook

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dominer

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the crest; a ridge

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la crête ; une arête

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a peak

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un pic

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a sheer drop; a glacier

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un à-pic ; un glacier

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a valley / vale (lit.)

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une vallée

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a defile

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un défilé

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a gorge / canyon (US)

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une gorge

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a plateau

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un plateau

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a basin; a cliff

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un bassin ; une falaise

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a ravine

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un ravin

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a precipice

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un précipice

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a chasm

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un gouffre

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a crevice / fissure / split

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une crevasse

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a ledge

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une corniche saillie

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114
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a pass

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un col

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115
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the Northern hemisphere

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l’hémisphère Nord

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the Southern hemisphere

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l’hémisphère Sud

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the Tropic of Cancer

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le tropique du Cancer

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the Tropic of Capricorn

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le tropique du Capricorne

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the North / South Pole

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le pôle Nord / Sud

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the Artic Ocean

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l’océan Arctique

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the Antartic Ocean

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l’océan Antarctique

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the ice floe / pack ice

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la banquise

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the continental shelf

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le plateau continental

124
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the continental drift

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la dérive des continents

125
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virgin land

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la terre vierge

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a desert island

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une île déserte

127
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the Greenwich meridian

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le méridien de Greenwich

128
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the 45th parallel

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le 45e parallèle

129
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on level ground

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sur terrain plat

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public / federal (US) land

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terre du domaine public

131
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communal land

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terrain communal

132
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a tract of land

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une étendue de terre

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a contour line

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une courbe de niveau

134
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the land registry

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le cadastre

135
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the points of the compass

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les points cardinaux

136
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a compass card rose

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une rose des vents

137
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in the north of London

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dans le nord de Londres

138
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north of / to the north of Lonon

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au nord de Londres (à l’extérieur)

139
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a northerly wind

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un vent du nord

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a southerly wind

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un vent du sud

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flat land

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un terrain plat

142
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undulating land

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un terrain vallonné

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a rolling countryside

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un paysage vallonné

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uneven / bumpy land

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terrain accidenté

145
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at high / low attitude

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à haute / basse altitude

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a snow-capped summit

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un sommet enneigé

147
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to rise steeply

A

s’élever brusquement

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La Terre

A

The Earth

149
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la planète

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the planet

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planétaire

A

planetary

151
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le globe

A

the globe

152
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global

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global

153
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l’équateur

A

the equator

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équatorial

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equatorial

155
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les tropiques

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the tropics

156
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tropical

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tropical

157
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un pôle

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a pole

158
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polaire

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polar

159
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la calotte polaire / glaciaire

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the polar (ice) cap

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un iceberg

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an iceberg

161
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un continent

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a continent

162
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continental

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continental

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la terre (terrain)

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land

164
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le continent

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the mainland

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un paysage

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a landscape

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un territoire

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a territory

167
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territorial

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territorial

168
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un pays

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a country

169
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la campagne

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the countryside

170
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un marécage

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a marsh / bog / swamp

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marécageux

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marshy / boggy

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une région de marécages

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marshland

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une île

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an island / an isle

174
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une péninsule

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a peninsula

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un isthme

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an isthmus

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un promontoire

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a promontory

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un cap

A

a cape / a headland

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un archipel

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an archipelago

179
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un atoll

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an atoll

180
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une grotte

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a cave

181
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un désert

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a desert

182
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désertique

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desert

183
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désertique / vide

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barren / empty

184
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aride / asséché

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arid / parched

185
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des dunes de sable

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sand dunes

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un oued

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a wadi

187
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une oasis

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an oasis

188
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la savane

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the savanna(h)

189
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la brousse

A

the bush

190
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la jungle

A

the jungle

191
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La topographie

A

Topography

192
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la cartographie

A

cartography

193
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un atlas

A

an atlas

194
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un GPS

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a GPS

195
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la latitude, la longitude

A

latitude, longitude

196
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un méridien

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a meridian

197
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un fuseau horaire

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a time zone

198
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un parallèle

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a parallel

199
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une carte

A

a map

200
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dresser la carte d’un pays

A

to map a country

201
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l’échelle

A

the scale

202
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une carte marine

A

a chart

203
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établir une carte

A

to chart

204
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ne figure sur aucune carte

A

uncharted

205
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le relief

A

relief

206
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S’orienter

A

Finding one’s bearings

207
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une boussole

A

a compass

208
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le Nord

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the north

209
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du nord / septentrional

A

north(ern)

210
Q

le plus au nord

A

northernmost

211
Q

vers le nord

A

northward(s)

212
Q

venant du nord

A

northerly

213
Q

le Sud

A

the south

214
Q

du sud / meridional

A

south(ern)

215
Q

l’Est

A

the east

216
Q

de l’est / oriental

A

east(ern)

217
Q

l’Ouest

A

the west

218
Q

de l’ouest / occidental

A

west(ern)

219
Q

le Nord-Est

A

the northeast

220
Q

le Nord-Ouest

A

the northwest

221
Q

le Sud-Est

A

the southeast

222
Q

le Sud-Ouest

A

the southwest

223
Q

ici / là

A

here / there

224
Q

là-bas / de là-bas

A

other there / from there

225
Q

Collines et montagnes

A

Hills and mountains

226
Q

s’élever

A

to rise (up)

227
Q

ascendant // descendant

A

upward // downward

228
Q

une pente

A

a slope

229
Q

descendre en pente

A

to slope down

230
Q

monter

A

to slope up

231
Q

abrupt

A

steep

232
Q

doux / modéré

A

gentle

233
Q

une colline

A

a hill

234
Q

vallonné

A

hilly

235
Q

une butte

A

a hillock / a mound

236
Q

un sommet de colline

A

a hilltop

237
Q

le(s) contrefort(s)

A

the foothill(s)

238
Q

haut

A

high

239
Q

la hauteur

A

la hauteur

240
Q

l’altitude

A

altitude

241
Q

une montagne

A

a mountain

242
Q

montagneux

A

mountainous

243
Q

une chaîne de montagnes

A

a mountain range

244
Q

un sommet de colline

A

a mountain top

245
Q

un massif

A

a massif

246
Q

le sommet

A

the summit

247
Q

dominer

A

to tower over / to overlook

248
Q

la crête ; une arête

A

the crest; a ridge

249
Q

un pic

A

a peak

250
Q

un à-pic ; un glacier

A

a sheer drop; a glacier

251
Q

une vallée

A

a valley / vale (lit.)

252
Q

un défilé

A

a defile

253
Q

une gorge

A

a gorge / canyon (US)

254
Q

un plateau

A

a plateau

255
Q

un bassin ; une falaise

A

a basin; a cliff

256
Q

un ravin

A

a ravine

257
Q

un précipice

A

a precipice

258
Q

un gouffre

A

a chasm

259
Q

une crevasse

A

a crevice / fissure / split

260
Q

une corniche saillie

A

a ledge

261
Q

un col

A

a pass

262
Q

l’hémisphère Nord

A

the Northern hemisphere

263
Q

l’hémisphère Sud

A

the Southern hemisphere

264
Q

le tropique du Cancer

A

the Tropic of Cancer

265
Q

le tropique du Capricorne

A

the Tropic of Capricorn

266
Q

le pôle Nord / Sud

A

the North / South Pole

267
Q

l’océan Arctique

A

the Artic Ocean

268
Q

l’océan Antarctique

A

the Antartic Ocean

269
Q

la banquise

A

the ice floe / pack ice

270
Q

le plateau continental

A

the continental shelf

271
Q

la dérive des continents

A

the continental drift

272
Q

la terre vierge

A

virgin land

273
Q

une île déserte

A

a desert island

274
Q

le méridien de Greenwich

A

the Greenwich meridian

275
Q

le 45e parallèle

A

the 45th parallel

276
Q

sur terrain plat

A

on level ground

277
Q

terre du domaine public

A

public / federal (US) land

278
Q

terrain communal

A

communal land

279
Q

une étendue de terre

A

a tract of land

280
Q

une courbe de niveau

A

a contour line

281
Q

le cadastre

A

the land registry

282
Q

les points cardinaux

A

the points of the compass

283
Q

une rose des vents

A

a compass card rose

284
Q

dans le nord de Londres

A

in the north of London

285
Q

au nord de Londres (à l’extérieur)

A

north of / to the north of Lonon

286
Q

un vent du nord

A

a northerly wind

287
Q

un vent du sud

A

a southerly wind

288
Q

un terrain plat

A

flat land

289
Q

un terrain vallonné

A

undulating land

290
Q

un paysage vallonné

A

a rolling countryside

291
Q

terrain accidenté

A

uneven / bumpy land

292
Q

à haute / basse altitude

A

at high / low attitude

293
Q

un sommet enneigé

A

a snow-capped summit

294
Q

s’élever brusquement

A

to rise steeply