Лексика по темі: "Geographical Outlook" / 8 клас

a good geographical position

a geographical situation of …

the climate of Ukraine

the country I live in

impressions of the country I visited

North / East /

South / West

a point of the compass       

in the northwest

in the northern part of …

in the west of America

in the northwest of Europe

a continent

a country (countries)

one of the largest countries in the world

an island

a separate island

a peninsula

a capital, a capital city

the capital of  England

a state

a kingdom

a union

an European Union

a part of Great Britain

the major part of Ukraine

the whole territory

the second largest city

THE FACT FILES OF

THE COUNTRY:

• full name
• nationality
• area
• population
• climate
• the highest mountain
• the main river
• official language
• other languages
• money
• flag
• patron saint
• flora
• fauna (animal world) 

1. to be situated on an island
2. to be situated on a continent
3. to be situated on the Thames river
4. to inhabit / an inhabitant
5. to lie between … and …
6. to come from …
7. to be surrounded by …
8. to separate from … by …
9. to flow through …
10. to flow into …
11. a starting point of the river
12. to occupy (occupies) …
13. a third of Great Britain
14. to be occupied by the mountains
15. to be covered with …
16. to cover an area of  …
17. to be connected with … by …
18. to stretch for  … kilometres
19. to stretch from the north to the south
20. to be washed by the North Sea
21. to border on …
22. a bordering country
23. to be rich in oil, coal, iron and other materials
24. to vary (varies)
25. to influence / an influence
26. a great variety of plants
27. a great number of lakes
28. a range = a chain
29. a mountain range = a chain of mountains
30. a mountainous country
31. to be visited by tourists

mild

soft

temperate

moderate-continental

subtropical

dry

wet

flat

long

short

deep

shallow

hot

warm

cool

chilly

cold

frosty

foggy

rainy

snowy

windy

slippery

muddy

low

high

major

specific