German Vocabulary · Intermediate

German World Geography Vocabulary

Geographical features, regions, and map-related terminology from around the globe This themed list gathers 34 German world geography words (intermediate level), each linked to its full dictionary entry with meanings, pronunciation, and inflection tables.

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  1. KontinentcontinentNoun
  2. HalbinselpeninsulaNoun
  3. Gebirgemountain range; mountains; group of mountainsNoun
  4. Küstecoast; seashore; shorelineNoun
  5. InselislandNoun
  6. WüstedesertNoun
  7. Ozeanocean; seaNoun
  8. Flussdeltariver deltaNoun
  9. Hochebeneplateau; high plain; uplandNoun
  10. Talvalley; daleNoun
  11. VulkanvolcanoNoun
  12. ArchipelarchipelagoNoun
  13. Breitengradlatitude; line of latitudeNoun
  14. Längengradlongitude; line of longitudeNoun
  15. Zeitzonetime zoneNoun
  16. Kältegürtelcold zone; frigid zoneNoun
  17. ÄquatorequatorNoun
  18. Passatwindtrade windNoun
  19. Wendekreistropic; circle of latitudeNoun
  20. Kanalcanal; channel; ductNoun
  21. GletscherglacierNoun
  22. Buchtbay; inlet; coveNoun
  23. BiosphärebiosphereNoun
  24. Erdkrusteearth's crust; terrestrial crustNoun
  25. Bevölkerungsdichtepopulation densityNoun
  26. Kartografiecartography; mapmakingNoun
  27. Grenzverlaufborder course; course of the border; boundary lineNoun
  28. Meeresströmungocean current; sea currentNoun
  29. Niederschlagprecipitation; rainfall; falloutNoun
  30. Plateauplateau; high plain; period of stagnationNoun
  31. Randmeermarginal sea; peripheral seaNoun
  32. Weltmeerworld ocean; world sea; global oceanNoun
  33. Klimazoneclimate zone; climatic regionNoun
  34. Tropenthe tropics; tropical regionsNoun

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