Nouns to Describe Places

bank
church
cathedral
university
market/ street market
newsagent's
grocery
district
area
square
city/ town/ village
clubs
landscape
city centre
region
environment
suburb
outskirts
seaside
mountain
country
valley
plain
wood
forest
field
meadow
river
stream
waterfall
lake
pond
desert
jungle
forest hill
island
cliff
beach
coastline
pollution
detached house

cottage
terrace of houses
semi-detached house
skyscraper
bungalow
cabin
Prepositions of place and direction
above
across
along
at the bottom of
at the top of
below
down
from
in
to
towards
up

Adjectives to Describe Places

unspoilt
plain
quiet / peaceful/ relaxing
clean vs dirty
remote
ancient vs modern
cosy/ confortable
industrial
mountainous
low-lying
flat
tropical
overcrowded
cosmopolitan
picturesque/ charming
agricultural
fertile
rough
barren
bleak
busy
temperate
narrow
polluted
contaminated
dry
distant
monotonous vs lively
varied
cultural
traditional
developed
urban vs rural
fantastic/ amazing/ spectacular
foreign
local
outdoor vs indoor
bustling / lively/ vibrant
stunning