WRD: Key Terms

Key Terms

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die Gewässer

  • das Meer (die Meere) | the sea (s)
  • die See | the sea
  • der See (die Seen) | the lake (s)
  • der Sumpf (die Sümpfe) | the swamp(s)
  • der Fluss (die Flüsse) | the river(s)
  • der Nebenfluss (die Nebenflüsse) | the tributary(s)
  • der Bach (die Bäche) | the brook, creek, stream
  • der Teich (die Teiche) | the pond(s)
  • der Ozean (die Ozeane) | the ocean(s)
  • die Lagune (die Lagunen) | the lagoon(s)

Sonstiges

  • die Insel (die Inseln) | the island(s)
  • die Halbinsel (die Halbinseln) | the peninsula(s)
  • die Küste (die Küsten) | the coast(s)
  • das Ufer (die Ufer) | the riverbank(s)
  • der Polarkreis | the arctic circle
  • der Äquator | the equator
  • der Längengrad | longitude
  • der Breitengrad | lattitude
  • die Bucht (die Buchten) | the bay(s)
  • die Erde (die Erden)  |  soil, earth, ground(s)
  • die Erde (no plural)  |  the Earth 
  • die Welt (die Welten)  |  the world(s) 

die Adjektive

  • bergig | mountainous
  • sumpfig | swampy
  • hügelig | hilly
  • flach | flat

am Land

  • der Berg (die Berge) | the mountain (s)
  • das Gebirge (die Gebirge) | the mountain range(s)
  • die Spitze (die Spitzen) | the summit(s)
  • das Land (die Länder) | the country(s)
  • die Oase (die Oasen) | the Oasis
  • das Tal (die Täler) | the valley(s)
  • die Höhle (die Höhlen) | the cave(s)
  • die Stadt (die Städte) | the city(cities)
  • die Hauptstadt (die Hauptstädte) | the capitol(s)
  • der Hügel (die Hügel) | the hill(s)
  • das Klima (die Klimas) | the climate(s)
  • das Dorf (die Dörfer) | the village(s)
  • die Grenze (die Grenzen) | the border(s)
  • die Wiese (die Wiesen) | the meadow(s)
  • die Klippe (die Klippen) | the cliff(s)
  • der Felsen (die Felsen) | the rock (s)
  • die Richtung (die Richtungen) | the direction(s)
  • der Norden | the North
  • der Süden | the South
  • der Osten | the East
  • der Westen | the West
  • der Strand (die Strände) | the beach(es)
  • die Schlucht (die Schluchten) | the canyon(s)
  • der Vulkan (die Vulkane) | the volcano(es)
  • der Wasserfall (die Wasserfälle) | the waterfall(s)
  • der Wald (die Wälder) | the forest(s)

Erdkunde (Geographical Terms)

Please review the German vocabulary for the following geographical terms (Erdkunde).

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