Spanish ECE Geography Vocabulary

altiplano

A plateau --region located in the Andes of Bolivia and Peru

ancho

wide

archipiélago

a large group or chain of islands

arroyo

stream

bahía

bay

bosque

forest

cabo

cape

campo

countryside

canón

canyon

cascada, catarata

waterfall

el charco

pond

colina

hill

continente

continent

costa

coast

desierto

desert

dirección

direction

ecuador

equator

estrecho/a

narrow

este

east

geografía

geography

geografó

geographer

globo

globe

golfo

gulf

hemisferio

hemisphere

isla

island

istmo

isthmus

lago

lake

llano, llanura

plain

el mapa

map

mar

sea

mesa, meseta, altiplano

plateu

montaña, monte

mountain

norte

north

océano

ocean

oeste

west

orilla

shore

país

country

pantano

swamp

el planeta, mundo

planet

playa

beach

prado, pradero

meadow

puerto

harbor, port

río

river

selva

jungle

sierra

mountain range

sur

south

tierra

Earth/land

universo

universal

valle

valley