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B2 · Upper Intermediate

Landscapes and Landforms

Precise Danish for landscapes and landforms, from glaciers and estuaries to wetlands, dunes and mountain ranges.

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Words & phrases
41
Lessons
2
Conversations
1
Readings
1

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English
  1. cliff (chalk/coastal)
  2. wetland
  3. mainland
  4. estuary, river mouth
  5. highland
  6. soil
  7. fertile
  8. ridge, range of hills
  9. river valley
  10. hollow, depression (in terrain)
  11. headland, promontory
  12. coastal meadow, salt marsh
  13. peat bog
  14. the earth's crust
  15. seabed, sea floor
  16. fault (geological)
  17. catchment area
  18. archipelago
  19. topsoil, humus-rich soil
  20. sand drift, blowing sand
  21. tree line
  22. to rise, originate (of a river)
  23. to slope
  24. to weather, erode (of rock)
  25. to deposit (sediment)
  26. to flow into, empty into
  27. low-lying
  28. windswept
  29. species-rich, biodiverse
  30. nutrient-poor
  31. an aquifer
  32. a lagoon
  33. a ravine
  34. a waterway
  35. alluvial
  36. arable
  37. an alga
  38. a fauna
  39. saline
  40. salinity
  41. cannabis

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2 Lessons
  1. Lesson 1

    Landforms and Natural Environments

  2. Lesson 2

    Describing a Coastal Landscape

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