Places - Geographical Features
Here are the principal definitions of each word with an example sentence using the target word in context.
| bay | indentation of the sea into the coast line | We have our boat docked at Johnson Bay. |
| beach | area directly on a waterfront | We spent three weeks sunbathing on the beach last summer. |
| cliff | very steep rocky hill | The cliffs on the coast are spectacular. |
| coast | seashore | Let's go to the coast for the weekend. |
| on the coast | located on the seashore | Jane's B&B is a lovely place to stay on the coast. |
| countryside | rural area outside of the city | He spent the weekend relaxing in the countryside. |
| flat (adj) | having a planular surface | The Midwest US is amazingly flat! |
| forest | woods; area of land covered with trees | They went to the forest to camp for the weekend. |
| hill | high ground; slope | His house is in the hills behind Los Angeles. |
| hilly (adj) | having many hills; sloped surface | Tuscany is a very hilly region of Italy. |
| lake | inland small body of fresh water | We want water-skiing on the lake this past weekend. |
| mountain | very high hill | It takes about four hours to climb that mountain. |
| mountainous (adj) | having huge dimensions; very hilly | The Rocky Mountains is a mountainous region in the far west of the United States. |
| plain (n) | plateau; level area | The plain extends for over 300 miles to the west. |
| river | large stream of water | There are more than four major rivers in Oregon. |
| sea | large body of salt water | The sea is unusually warm for this time of year. |
| seaside | area beside the sea | We went for a picnic on the seaside. |
| shore | seaside; beach | The hotel was located directly on the shore with a wonderful view of the Pacific. |
| stream (n) | river | We went trout fishing in the stream that runs through the hills. |
| valley | low area of land located between mountains or hills | The valley is beautiful in fall when all the trees burst out in glorious reds, yellows and oranges. |
| wood | forest area | There are some extremely tasty mushrooms in the wood behind the church. |
| woody / wooded (adj) | covered by forest | I'm afraid it's too wooded to walk through easily. |
