Describing Geography
Vocabulary
- A cape shoots out into the sea. 岬が海に突き出ている.
- a long and tall sand dune with a sharp crest 尖った山頂がある長くて高い砂丘
- A luxury liner is lying at anchor in the harbor. 豪華船が港に泊まっている.
- Bikini Atoll Designated World Cultural Heritage Site ビキニ環礁，世界文化遺産に指定
- Dusk fell over the desert. 夕闇が砂漠をつつんだ。
- I saw the ocean. 私は海を見た。
- I want to go to Ojika Peninsula. 私は牡鹿半島に行きたい。
- I went to a stalactite cave. 私は鍾乳洞に行ってきた
- I will go to the plateau to trek tomorrow. 私は明日から高原へトレッキングをしに行きます。
- It snows in the town. 町に雪が降る。
- Lots of herons live in the marsh. その沼にはサギがたくさん住んでいる
- Miyazu City is a city in Kyoto Prefecture. 宮津市は、京都府の市。
- Only the tip of an iceberg shows above the water. 表面に現れているのは氷山の先端に過ぎない。
- That ditch drains water from the swamp. その溝で沼地の水がはける.
- That mountain range spans across four prefectures. その山脈は四つの県にまたがっている。
- The altitude of the summit is 4,200 meters. 山頂の標高は4200メートルです。
- The capital of the state is right on the equator. その国の首都は赤道下にある。
- The cliff projects over the sea. がけが海に突き出ている.
- the coast of a volcanic island chain 島弧に沿って配列している火山の海側の限界
- The dam broke ダムは壊れた
- The glacier moves but by inches. 氷河はゆっくり動いている。
- The Grand Canyon is an awe‐inspiring sight. グランドキャニオンは荘厳な眺めだ.
- The house is in a forest. 家は森の中にある。
- The Japan Sea is a rough sea. 日本海は荒い
- The Mississippi River descends to the Gulf of Mexico. ミシシッピー川はメキシコ湾に注ぐ.
- The mountain peak commands a view of three states. その山頂から三つの州が眺望できる.
- The plains are sparsely populated 平野は人口がまばらである
- The pond is encircled by trees. 池は木で囲まれている.
- The rain forest was literally steaming 熱帯雨林は文字通り蒸気を発していた
- The river flows into the bay. その川は湾に注いでいる.
- The savanna spread as far as the eye could see. サバンナは見渡す限り広がっていた。
- The sea indented the coastline. 海が海岸に入り込んだ。
- The ship debarked all passengers at the port. 船はすべての乗客を港で降ろした。
- The ship sailed down the channel. 船は水路を下った。
- The ship was free of the harbor. 船は港から離れた.
- The ship went through the Panama canal. 船はパナマ運河を通り抜けた。
- The spring floods overflowed the meadow. 春の大水が野原を水浸しにした.
- The stars are pretty from this island. この島の星は綺麗だ。
- The stream snakes its way across the field. その小川は野原を蛇行している.
- The sun was shining on the beautiful prairie. 太陽の光が美しい草原を照らしていた.
- The tundra has a harsh climate. ツンドラ地帯の気候は厳しい。
- The valley has fogged up. 谷には霧が立ちこめた.
- The view from the butte was splendid. ビュートからの眺めは素晴らしかった。
- The waves bathed the shore. 波が岸を洗っていた.
- The waves beat on the beach. 磯打つ波
- There are a lot of hills there. そこは坂が多いです。
- There were rumblings in the mountain. 山鳴りがした
- There's a waterfall above the bridge. 橋の上手に滝がある.
- They were wrecked on a reef. 彼らは暗礁で海難にあった.
- This district forms a basin. この地方は盆地になっている。
- This lake is vast. この湖は広い。
- We saw what looked like an oasis in the desert. 私たちは砂漠でオアシスとおぼしきものを見た。
- When did that volcano erupt? その火山はいつ噴火したのですか
- Wild animals live in the jungle. 野生の動物はジャングルに住む。
Geography Trivia
1. Which is bigger, a lake or an ocean?
2. Which country has the most people?
3. In what country do people speak German?
4. What is the biggest state in the U.S.A.?
5. Which country has the biggest land area?
6. In which ocean is Hawaii?
7. What is the capital of England?
8. In which country is the Eiffel Tower?
9. Which is larger, a river or a stream?
10. What is bigger, a hill or a mountain?
11. Which country has the longest wall?
12. Where are the great pyramids?
13. In which country is Mount Everest?
14. Which continent has the biggest population?
15. How many continents are there on Earth?
16. In which continent is the Sahara desert?
17. Name the two longest rivers in the world. A
18. Which ocean is to the east of Africa?
19. In which country is the town of Tequila?
20. Which South American country has the greatest land area?
21. What do we call a mountain which could erupt?
22. Antarctica covers which of the earth's poles?
23. On which continent is Sierra Leone?
24. What natural phenomena are measured by the 'Richter scale'?
25. Which two oceans does the Panama Canal link?
1. Which is bigger, a lake or an ocean?
2. Which country has the most people?
3. In what country do people speak German?
4. What is the biggest state in the U.S.A.?
5. Which country has the biggest land area?
6. In which ocean is Hawaii?
7. What is the capital of England?
8. In which country is the Eiffel Tower?
9. Which is larger, a river or a stream?
10. What is bigger, a hill or a mountain?
11. Which country has the longest wall?
12. Where are the great pyramids?
13. In which country is Mount Everest?
14. Which continent has the biggest population?
15. How many continents are there on Earth?
16. In which continent is the Sahara desert?
17. Name the two longest rivers in the world. A
18. Which ocean is to the east of Africa?
19. In which country is the town of Tequila?
20. Which South American country has the greatest land area?
21. What do we call a mountain which could erupt?
22. Antarctica covers which of the earth's poles?
23. On which continent is Sierra Leone?
24. What natural phenomena are measured by the 'Richter scale'?
25. Which two oceans does the Panama Canal link?
Vocabulary
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There are huge icebergs in Antarctica.
There is a rainforest in Brazil. There is a huge canyon in America. There is a vast dessert in Africa. There are some big mountains in Tibet There is a volcano in Hawaii. Japan is an island chain. There is a harbor in Kobe. There is a bay in Osaka. There are sand dunes in Tottori. There is a lake in Shiga. There is a dam in Uji. There is a canal in Panama. |
Canal 運河
Canyon キャニオン Cave 洞穴 City 都会 Cliff 崖 Dam ダム Desert 砂漠 Forest 森林 Hill 丘 Island chain 列島 Island 島 |
Jungle ジャングル
Lake 湖 Mountain 山 Oasis オアシス Ocean 海洋 Pond 池 River 川 Sea 海 Stream 小川 Town 町 Volcano 火山 Waterfall 滝 |
North
Northwest Northeast
West 現在地 East
Soutwest Southeast
South
Tokyo is east of Kyoto. Nara is south of Kyoto. Osaka is southwest of Kyoto. Hokkaido is northeast of Kyoto.
Northwest Northeast
West 現在地 East
Soutwest Southeast
South
Tokyo is east of Kyoto. Nara is south of Kyoto. Osaka is southwest of Kyoto. Hokkaido is northeast of Kyoto.
Conversation
Jan and Phil are strangers talking at a hotel.
JanとPhilはホテルで知り合ったところです。
Jan: Where are you from, Phil?
あなたはどこの出身なの、Phil？
Phil: I’m from Alaska.
アラスカだよ。
Jan: Really? I want to go there. What’s it like?
そうなんだ。行ってみたいわ、アラスカって。どんな感じなの？
Phil: Well, it’s really cold. It snows a lot.
ああ、すごく寒いよ。雪もたくさん降るし。
Jan: I heard it’s beautiful though.
でもきれいだって聞いたけど。
Phil: It is. There’s lots of wildlife.
うん、きれい。野生動物もたくさんいる。
Jan: So do you see many animals?
じゃあ、動物とかよく見るんだ？
Phil: Yeah. There are animals everywhere. Bears, moose, seals…
うん。そこら中にいるよ。クマとかムースとかアザラシとか…
Jan: Aw, how cute! Are there any cities?
まあ、すごくかわいいわ！都市とかもあるの？
Phil: Yeah, some, but they’re pretty small.
うん、いくつか。でも、結構小さいよ。
Jan: So, it’s not crowded, then?
じゃあ、あんまり人が多い感じじゃないわね？
Phil: No, it’s not crowded at all.
うん、ぜんぜん多くない。
Jan: What’s the best thing about living in Alaska?
アラスカに住んでいて、一番いいことって何？
Phil: Well, the rivers are great for fishing.
そうだね、川が素晴らしいことかな、釣りするのに。
Jan: Do you fish a lot?
よく釣りするの？
Phil: Yeah, every week. I catch tons of salmon.
うん、毎週。サーモンなんてものすごくたくさん釣れるよ。
Jan: I love salmon.
私サーモン大好き。
Phil: Well, me too.
うん、僕も好き。
Jan: Sounds like a wonderful place.
素晴らしいところみたいね。
Phil: Yeah, I love it!
うん、僕は大好きだよ。
JanとPhilはホテルで知り合ったところです。
Jan: Where are you from, Phil?
あなたはどこの出身なの、Phil？
Phil: I’m from Alaska.
アラスカだよ。
Jan: Really? I want to go there. What’s it like?
そうなんだ。行ってみたいわ、アラスカって。どんな感じなの？
Phil: Well, it’s really cold. It snows a lot.
ああ、すごく寒いよ。雪もたくさん降るし。
Jan: I heard it’s beautiful though.
でもきれいだって聞いたけど。
Phil: It is. There’s lots of wildlife.
うん、きれい。野生動物もたくさんいる。
Jan: So do you see many animals?
じゃあ、動物とかよく見るんだ？
Phil: Yeah. There are animals everywhere. Bears, moose, seals…
うん。そこら中にいるよ。クマとかムースとかアザラシとか…
Jan: Aw, how cute! Are there any cities?
まあ、すごくかわいいわ！都市とかもあるの？
Phil: Yeah, some, but they’re pretty small.
うん、いくつか。でも、結構小さいよ。
Jan: So, it’s not crowded, then?
じゃあ、あんまり人が多い感じじゃないわね？
Phil: No, it’s not crowded at all.
うん、ぜんぜん多くない。
Jan: What’s the best thing about living in Alaska?
アラスカに住んでいて、一番いいことって何？
Phil: Well, the rivers are great for fishing.
そうだね、川が素晴らしいことかな、釣りするのに。
Jan: Do you fish a lot?
よく釣りするの？
Phil: Yeah, every week. I catch tons of salmon.
うん、毎週。サーモンなんてものすごくたくさん釣れるよ。
Jan: I love salmon.
私サーモン大好き。
Phil: Well, me too.
うん、僕も好き。
Jan: Sounds like a wonderful place.
素晴らしいところみたいね。
Phil: Yeah, I love it!
うん、僕は大好きだよ。