Spanish Geography and Agriculture Vocabulary: Regions, Landforms, and Farming Terms

cordillera

mountain range

costa

coast

costera/o

coastal

desiértica/o

desert (adj)

estival

summer (adj)

estrecho

strait

isla

island

litoral

coastal

llana/llano

flat

llanura

plain

localizarse

to be located

marco

frame/framework/setting

meseta

plateau

montañosa/o

mountainous

peninsula

peninsula

sequía

drought

sierra

mountain

(la) superficie

surface

(el) valle

valley

(la) capital

capital city

comunidad autónoma

autonomous community (freedom to govern itself)

estado

state

ibérica/o

Iberian (ethnicity)

monarquía

monarchy

parlamentaria/o

parliamentary

poblar(ue)

to populate

provincia

province

(la) región

region

aceite de oliva

olive oil

agrícola

agricultural

agricultura de secano

grow crops without irrigation (water to crops through channeling)

cosechar

to harvest

cultivar

to grow/cultivate

cultivo

crop

desarrollar

to develop/carry out

desarrollo

development

exportar

to export

huerta

garden/cultivated area

importar

to import

industrialización

industrialization

jamón

ham

lograr

to achieve

pesca

fishing

pescar

to fish

sembrar (ie)

to sow/plant

vino

wine

viña

vineyard