[GEOGRAPHY]IELTS Vocabulary: Learn 300 Essential Words for IELTS
🏕hemisphere
=> In the southern hemisphere, the height of summer is in January.
=> Countries in the western hemisphere are predominantly democratic.
=> If you live in the far north of the northern hemisphere, you can glimpse the Northern Lights.
-northern hemisphere
-southern hemisphere
-western hemisphere
-eastern hemisphere
🏕equator=> equatorial
=> he space station orbits 22,000 miles above the Earth’s equator.
=> Sarawak Island straddles the equator. In equatorial countries, it is usually hot all year round.
-cross the equator
-straddle the equator
-south of the equator
-north of the equator
🏕longitude=> longitudinal=> longitudes
=> Warsaw is at a longitude of 21 degrees east of Greenwich.
=> Determining longitude exactly has been a problem for the safety of shipping.
=> He measured the latitude and longitude and marked it on the admiralty map.
-latitude and longitude
-longitudinal position
🏕latitude=> latitudes
=>Warsaw is at a latitude of 52 degrees north of the equator.
=> In the middle to high latitudes, rainfall has risen steadily in the last 20-30 years.
=> Vitamin D deficiency is commonplace at northern latitudes.
-high latitudes
-low latitudes
-at a latitude
-latitude and longitude
🏕tide=> tidal
=> The island is inaccessible by foot at high tide.
=> The police report that exceptionally high tides have damaged local beaches.
=> Some scientists have suggested that strong tides can cause earthquakes.
-high tide
-low tide
-strong tide
-rising tide
----> current----> wave----> flow
🏕crater
=> Experts calculate that a 3km asteroid could create a crater 60km wide.
=> An ancient volcanic crater provides the perfectly shaped circle of Simpson Harbour.
=> The bomb gouged out a crater 10 meters across.
-a volcanic crater
-deep crater
-shallow crater
-leave a crater
----> hole----> bowl----> hollow----> pit----> caldera----depression
🏕summit
=> The first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest was Sir Edmund Hillary.
=> He reached the summit at about noon. The expedition climbed to the summit of the mountain.
-the summit of something
-reach the summit
-climb to the summit
-at the summit
----> top----> pinnacle----> peak----> highest point
🏕temperate
=> he Nile Valley retains a temperate climate throughout the year.
=> Agricultural crops thrive in temperate climates.
=> His report to the president was far more temperate and balanced than his earlier effort.
-temperate climate
-temperate zone
-temperate region
-temperate rainforest
----> restrained----> warm----> mild----> agreeable----> balmy----> moderate
🏕arid
=> Botanists have cultivated crops that can withstand arid conditions.
=> Farming is difficult in the arid parts of the country.
=> His history lectures were arid.
-arid desert
-arid land
-arid conditions
-arid landscape
----> dry----> bone-dry----> barren----> dusty----> parched
🏕marine
=> Coral reefs are excellent breeding grounds for marine life.
=> Jacques Cousteau spent his life researching marine biology.
=> Sea Life Centres have raised awareness of the marine environment.
-marine environment
-marine life
-marine biology
-marine ecosystem
----> salt water----> aquatic----> deep sea----> oceanic----> coastal----> maritime
🏕terrestrial
=> Human beings are a terrestrial life form.
=> Although Mercury is very hot by terrestrial standards, it is cool by comparison to the Sun.
=> Terrestrial TV channels send their signals over land, rather than by satellite.
-terrestrial environment
-extra terrestrial
----> earthbound----> global----> terrene
🏕glacier
=> Scientists report that Alaska’s glaciers are melting faster than expected.
=> During the Ice Age, northern Europe was covered under an enormous glacier.
=> The glacier moves down the valley at a speed of 1 metre a day.
-glacier melts
-glacier retreats
-glacier moves
-Antarctic glacier
----> ice----> ice pack----> snow
🏕fauna
=> The flora and fauna of the African savannah is very diverse.
=> Brackish waters generally support only a small range of faunas.
=> They worked hard to protect the fauna of the Appalachian forests.
-flora and fauna
-native fauna
-marine fauna
-diverse fauna
----> animal life----> wildlife----> animal kingdom
🏕flora
=> A wide variety of flora exists in the Amazon jungle.
=> The purpose of the expedition was to study the flora and fauna of the island.
-flora and fauna
-rich flora
-diverse flora
-native flora
----> plant life----> vegetation----> plants----> crops----> verdure