noun
-
a large piece of land that sticks out into the sea
coast
- pobřeží
BrE
/'kəʊst/
AmE
/'koʊst/
noun
-
the line where the sea or ocean meets the dry land
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
- země, stát
BrE
/'kʌntri/
AmE
/'kʌntri/
noun
-
an area that has its own goverment
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
- 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
- les, prales
BrE
/'fɒrɪst/
AmE
/'fɑ:rɪst/
noun
-
a large area of land covered with trees
gulf
- záliv
BrE
/'gʌlf/
AmE
/'gʌlf/
noun
-
a large area of sea that is almost surrounded by land
hemisphere
- polokoule
BrE
/'hemɪsfɪə/
AmE
/'hemɪsfɪr/
noun
-
one half of a planet or a ball
highlands
- vysočina
BrE
/'haɪləndz/
AmE
/'haɪləndz/
noun
-
a mountainous area
island
- ostrov
BrE
/'aɪlənd/
AmE
/'aɪlənd/
noun
-
a piece of land in the middle of a sea, ocean, lake etc.
lake
- jezero, jezírko, rybník
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
- 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
- sever
BrE
/'nɔ:θ/
AmE
/'nɔ:rθ/
noun
-
the direction in which the hand of the compass always points
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
- poloostrov
BrE
/pe'nɪnsjʊlə/
AmE
/pe'nɪnsʊlə/
noun
-
a piece of land which is almost, but not completely, surrounded by water
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
- deštný prales
BrE
/'reɪnˌfɒrɪst/
AmE
/'reɪnˌfɑ:rɪst/
noun
-
a thick tropical forest where it rains a lot
range
- pohoří
BrE
/'reɪndʒ/
AmE
/'reɪndʒ/
noun
-
a line of mountains
river
- řeka
BrE
/'rɪvə/
AmE
/'rɪvər/
noun
-
a large stream of water that is flowing across the land into the sea
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
- moře
BrE
/'si:/
AmE
/'si:/
noun
-
a large body of salty water, smaller and not as deep as an ocean
south
- jih
BrE
/'saʊθ/
AmE
/'saʊθ/
noun
-
the direction on the compass opposite the north
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
- 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
- západ (světová strana)
BrE
/'west/
AmE
/'west/
noun
-
the direction on the compass where the sun sets
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