Places & Geography

Locations, regions, borders, directions, and geographic features.

190 words

# Places & Geography

**Type:** Topic
**Words:** 190

## About
Locations, regions, borders, directions, and geographic features.

## Words by Level

### A1
- place - A particular point, area, or location.
- city - A large town where many people live and work.
- town - A place where people live and work, larger than a village but smaller than a city.
- park - A public area of grass and trees in a town where people relax and play.
- island - A piece of land that is completely surrounded by water
- map - A drawing of an area that shows where places, roads, and features are.
- section - one of the parts that something is divided into
- hometown - The town or city where you grew up or where you live.
- American - relating to the United States, its people, or its culture

### A2
- king - A man who rules a country, usually because of his royal family; a male monarch.
- country - A nation with its own land and government.
- land - The solid, dry part of the earth's surface.
- area - A particular part of a place or region.
- village - A small group of houses and buildings in the countryside, smaller than a town.
- south - The direction that is opposite to north; one of the four main compass points.
- north - The direction that is on your left when you face the rising sun; one of the four main points of the compass.
- west - The direction where the sun sets, opposite to east.
- local - Belonging to or found in the area where you live.
- east - The direction where the sun rises.
- based - Built on or developed from a particular thing, place, or idea.
- kingdom - A country ruled by a king or queen.
- capital - The most important city of a country or region, usually where the government is.
- downtown - The central or main business part of a city or town.
- native - Connected with the place where you were born.
- continent - One of the large landmasses of the earth, such as Africa or Asia.
- playground - An outdoor area where children can play, often with swings and slides.
- invade - To enter a country or area with an army in order to take control of it.
- seaside - The area next to the sea, especially a place people visit for holidays.
- locally - by a particular locality
- British - of or relating to Great Britain or the United Kingdom, or to its people or culture
- Australian - of, from, or relating to Australia, its people, languages, or culture
- African - relating to Africa or its countries, peoples, cultures, or natural features

### B1
- mayor - The elected leader of the government of a city or town.
- location - A particular place or position.
- neighborhood - A particular area of a town or city, and the people who live there.
- county - A region within a country or state, used for local government.
- border - The line that separates two countries or regions.
- district - An area of a town, city, or country, often one with its own character or purpose.
- circus - A traveling show with acrobats, clowns, and trained animals, usually held in a large tent.
- southern - Located in or facing the south.
- possession - Something that you own.
- region - A large area of land, often with its own features or character.
- avenue - A wide street in a town or city, often lined with trees.
- republic - A country governed by elected representatives and a president rather than a king or queen.
- folk - People in general; ordinary people.
- customs - The government office at a border or airport that checks goods coming into a country.
- settlement - An official agreement that ends a dispute, often without going to court.
- immigration - The act of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
- regional - Relating to or limited to a particular area or part of a country.
- geography - The study of the earth's surface, its physical features, and the people who live on it.
- isle - An island, especially a small one (often used in poetry or place names)
- geographical - Relating to geography or the physical features of an area.
- devastate - To destroy a place or area very badly.
- settler - A person who moves to live in a new area or country, especially one that few people have lived in before.
- western - In or from the west of a place.
- populousness - The quality of being populous.

### B2
- arms - Weapons, especially guns, considered as a group.
- federal - Relating to the central national government, as opposed to state or local government.
- territory - An area of land controlled by a country or government.
- sector - a part of a country's economy or business activity
- colony - A country or area controlled by another, more powerful country.
- backyard - The area of ground at the back of a house.
- spa - A place where people go to relax and have treatments like massages and facials.
- urban - Relating to or located in a city or town.
- province - A large area that a country is divided into for government, like a state.
- arctic - Relating to the cold region around the North Pole.
- frontier - The border between two countries.
- evacuation - The act of moving people away from a dangerous place to safety.
- venue - The place where an event such as a concert, meeting, or game is held.
- rural - Relating to the countryside rather than the city.
- checkpoint - A place, often on a road or border, where people are stopped and checked.
- outskirts - The outer parts of a city or town, away from the centre.
- migration - The movement of people from one country or area to another to live.
- nationwide - Existing or happening throughout an entire country.
- geographic - Relating to geography or the physical features of an area.
- Olympia - An ancient site in Greece where the original Olympic Games were held.
- suburb - A mostly residential area on the edge of a city or large town.
- workforce - All the people who work for a company or on a project.
- tropic - One of two imaginary lines around the Earth, north and south of the equator, marking the edges of the hottest region.
- subcontinent - A large area of land that is part of a continent but treated as separate, especially southern Asia.
- southward - Toward the south.
- industrialize - To develop industries and factories in a country or area.
- glocal - Combining both global and local aspects.
- hemisphere - half of the terrestrial globe
- alley - a narrow road or passage, especially between or behind buildings
- metropolitan - relating to a large city or to the densely populated area surrounding it
- landlocked - surrounded by land or cut off from the open sea
- piazza - a public square, especially an open pedestrian square in an Italian town or city
- steppe - a vast, largely treeless grassland, especially the dry temperate plains of southeastern Europe and central Asia

### C1
- realm - An area of activity, knowledge, or interest.
- parish - A local church district with its own church and priest.
- mainland - The main area of land of a country or continent, as opposed to its islands.
- bypass - To avoid or go around something, such as a rule, problem, or place.
- saloon - A bar or public place where alcoholic drinks are served, especially in the American Old West.
- reconstruction - The act of building or putting something together again, often better than before.
- civic - Relating to a city or town and its public life.
- municipal - Relating to the government of a town or city.
- indigenous - Belonging to a place from the earliest times, especially before colonizers arrived.
- marketplace - The world of business, where goods and services are bought and sold.
- councillor - A member of a local council, especially one elected to a city or town authority.
- autonomy - The freedom to make your own decisions and act independently.
- governance - The way in which an organization or country is managed and controlled.
- suburbia - The suburbs of a city, considered as a place and way of life.
- sprawl - To sit or lie with your arms and legs spread out in a relaxed or careless way.
- populous - densely populated
- latitude - the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
- seaboard - a region of land bordering the sea; a coastline considered as a broad geographic area
- urbanize - to make an area more urban by increasing its population, buildings, infrastructure, or city-like character
- Swedish - relating to Sweden, its people, culture, or language

### C2
- vicinity - The area near or around a particular place.
- treachery - The act of betraying someone who trusts you.
- moor - To fix a boat or ship in place with ropes, chains, or an anchor.
- provincial - Narrow-minded or unsophisticated, in the way of someone from a small town far from the city.
- annex - An extra building or section added to a larger one
- diffuse - To spread something out over a wide area, or to spread out in this way.
- topography - The shape and physical features of an area of land, such as hills and valleys.
- declination - A polite refusal of an offer or invitation.
- inland - towards or into the interior of a region
- underpeopled - Short of people; underpopulated.
- burgh - a borough in Scotland
- circumpolar - located or found throughout a polar region
- longitude - the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
- archipelago - a group or chain of islands
- mews - chiefly British, a short street or courtyard lined with buildings that were originally stables and are now often homes
- antipodes - two places or points situated directly opposite each other on the earth
- shire - a county or traditional administrative district, especially in Britain
- wynd - in Scotland, a narrow lane, alley, or passage between buildings
- antarctic - relating to Antarctica or the region around the South Pole
- backwoods - a remote, sparsely settled, and often wooded region, especially in North America
- Aetolian - of or relating to Aetolia, a region of western Greece, or to its ancient people
- Sicilian - relating to Sicily, its people, culture, or language
- terra - earth, land, or solid ground, especially in the Latin expression terra firma
- vicinage - archaic or literary: the surrounding district or neighborhood
- isthmus - a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas and bordered by water on both sides
- riverfront - land, buildings, or a district directly beside a river
- harborage - shelter, refuge, or a place that provides safety and lodging
- kopje - a small, usually rocky hill or mound, especially on the South African veld
- bight - a broad curve or indentation in a coastline, or the bay enclosed by it
- pampa - an extensive, usually grass-covered plain of temperate South America east of the Andes
- alameda - a public promenade or broad avenue bordered with trees, especially in Spain or Spanish-speaking America
- hacienda - a large estate, plantation, or ranch in a Spanish-speaking country, especially in the Americas
- Terai - a low, often marshy belt of plains and grasslands along the southern foothills of the Himalayas, especially in Nepal and northern India
- Patagonian - relating to Patagonia, the southern region of Argentina and Chile, or its people and culture
- Paulista - a native or inhabitant of the Brazilian state of São Paulo
- hinterland - a remote region far from cities or major centers of activity

### C2+
- constituent - a component part of something, or a voter in a district
- hereabout - in this general area; near this place
- bucolic - relating to the pleasant aspects of rural or pastoral life
- chapiter - the capital or uppermost part of a column or pillar
- deport - to expel a foreigner from a country, typically on legal grounds
- environs - the surrounding area or district of a place
- principality - a state or territory ruled by a prince
- borderland - land near a border between two countries or regions; an intermediate area
- constabulary - the police force of a district or country
- dominion - sovereignty or control; a territory under a single ruler
- incursion - a sudden invasion or raid into another's territory
- independency - the state of independence; a self-governing territory or church polity
- metropolis - a large, important city, often a regional capital
- municipality - a town or district with its own local self-government
- nationally - with respect to the whole nation; throughout a country
- riding - an administrative or electoral district, especially in Canada
- situate - to place or position in a particular location or context
- unannexed - not annexed or joined; not incorporated into a larger territory
- annexation - the act of incorporating territory into an existing state
- arcadia - an idealized region of rural peace and simple, pastoral contentment
- areal - of or relating to an area or surface region
- babylon - an ancient Mesopotamian city, often used for a place of luxury or corruption
- calaboose - a local jail or lockup
- collaborationism - cooperation with an enemy occupying one's country
- continental - relating to a continent, especially mainland Europe
- councilman - a male member of a town or city council
- councilwoman - a female member of a town or city council
- dartmoor - a moorland region of Devon, England, known for its granite tors
- devolution - the transfer of power from central to local authority; or degeneration
- emigration - the act of leaving one's country to settle elsewhere
- encroachment - a gradual intrusion on someone's territory or rights
- expatriation - the act of leaving or being banished from one's native country
- fringe - a decorative border of threads; the outer edge or margin
- geographics - matters or features relating to geography
- independentism - advocacy of political independence for a region or group
- industrialization - the development of industries on a wide scale in a region or country
- midland - the interior or central region of a country, away from coasts
- occupier - a person who lives in or holds a place, or a force holding occupied territory
- polar - relating to the North or South Pole; directly opposite in character
- rustic - relating to the countryside; plain and unsophisticated; a country dweller
- tenement - a run-down apartment building, especially in a poor urban area
- traitorous - betraying trust or one's country; treacherous
- upcountry - of or toward the interior or inland regions of a country
- uptown - in or toward the upper or residential part of a town or city
- verge - the edge, border, or brink of something

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