Vocabulary of essential terms by topic
Geography / La Geografia
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| ENGLISH | ITALIAN |
|---|---|
| canal | il canale |
| canyon | il canyon |
| cave | la caverna |
| countryside | la campagna |
| delta | il delta |
| desert | il deserto |
| forest | il bosco |
| gulf | il golfo |
| hill | il colle |
| inlet | l'insenatura |
| island | l'isola |
| lake | il lago |
| mountain | la montagna |
| ocean | l'oceano |
| peninsula | la penisola |
| plains | la pianura |
| rain forest | la foresta pluviale |
| river | il fiume |
| sea | il mare |
| stream | il ruscello |
| swamp | la palude |
| valley | la valle |
| volcano | il vulcano |
| waterfall | la cascata |
| whirlpool | il gorgo |
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