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Geography Vocabulary
Mountainous terrain
gully
a narrow valley or channel with steep sides, made by a fast-flowing stream
овраг; лощина
ravine
a deep narrow valley with steep sides
ложбина; ущелье
gorge
a deep, narrow passage with steep, rocky sides, particularly one with a stream running through it; a ravine
узкое ущелье
canyon
a large valley with very steep sides and usually a river flowing along the bottomwider and less steep than a ravine
каньон
crag
a high, rough mass of rock that sticks out from the land around it
скальной выступ, утёс; скала
precipitous
if a slope is precipitous, it is very steep
обрывистый, крутой
outcrop
a large rock or group of rocks that sticks out of the ground
скальный выступ; скала; геологическое обнажение
valley
an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other
долина
hollow
a small, vee-shaped, riverine type of valley
лощина; ложбина
tableland
a relatively flat region of elevated terrain, particularly in reference to surrounding terrain
плоскогорье; плато
butte
/ˈbjuːt/
an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat topsmaller than a mesa, a plateau, or tableland
скала-останец; возвышенность (плоская)
mesa
an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge or hill
столовая гора
plateau
an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one sidedoes not imply horizontal layers of rock, so not as flat
плато
crevice
/ˈkrev.ɪs/
a small, narrow crack or space, especially in the surface of rock
расщелина; расселина
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Forest
copse
a small group of trees
рощица, роща
glade
a small area of grass without trees in a forest
прогалина, поляна
Wetlands
moor, moorland
an open area of hills covered with rough grass (especially in Britain)
low-growing vegetation, acidic soils
(вересковая) пустошь; верещатник
marsh
an area of low, wet land, often with tall grassdominated by grass, few trees
болото (травяное, низинное)
swamp
a piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposeshas trees; basically a really wet forest
болото; трясина; заболоченный лес
peatland
land with peat soil
торфяник, торфяное болото
mire
deep mud; moist, spongy earth
a peatland that is still capable of forming new peat
трясина
bog
a mire that, due to its raised location relative to the surrounding landscape, obtains all its water solely from precipitation
болото; топь
fen
a mire located on a slope, flat, or in a depression, getting most of its water from the surrounding mineral soil or from groundwatermore basic pH; can transition to bog as peat is accumulated, reducing access to groundwater
топь; низинное болото
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