Unit 22- geographical and landscape

Sample questions:

• Where are you from?

• What is the geography of your hometown? (i.e., beach, mountains, etc.)

• What are the main attractions in your hometown?

• What are the main economic resources in your hometown?

• Can you describe the main geographical features of your hometown?

• What is the average temperature in winter time? (summer time?)

• Do you like looking at maps and atlases?

• How has the world’s geography changed over the years?

• Which of these areas of geography would you choose to study –

climatology, oceanography or demography?

• What does the word geography mean?

• Were you good at geography at school?

• What do you study in geography?

• Which part of the world do you think has the most interesting

geography?

• How important is it to study geography at school?

• What are the most important things about geography that children

need to know?
 • What jobs can you do if you have a geography degree?

• What’s the difference between a city and a town?

• Do you like reading geography books and watching geography

shows on TV?

• What is the most interesting area of geography for you?

• How well do you know your local geography – the area near your

house?

1. Which is your favorite landscape? Why?

2. Tell me some landscapes that you have seen while on vacation?

3. Do you like to take photos of beautiful landscapes? Why or why not?

4. If you had a choice to visit a waterfall or glacier, which one would you pick?

Why?

5. What are some landscapes tourists can see in your country?

6. Tell me some things you can find in a forest.

7. Would you go camping in the desert? Why or why not?

8. What type of activities can a person do at a lake?

9. Do you think a valley is a good place to live? Why or why not?

10.Tell me about a landscape you never saw but would like to.
There are some extra expressions about geography.

.‫دوستان اصطالحات و تعاریف برای آشنایی شما است و نیاز به حفظ کردن آنها نیست‬

Geography Vocabulary
Geography is the study of the systems and processes involved in the world’s

weather, mountains, seas, lakes, etc. and of the ways in which countries and people

organize life within an area

Example: We’re studying the geography of India just now in school.

cardinal points

the four main points of the compass: north, south, east and west

Example: If you don’t even know your cardinal points, what makes you think you

should be in charge of the map!

geographical terms

peninsula

long narrow piece of land which sticks out into the sea or into a lake

Example: A lot of the state of Florida is situated on a peninsula between the Gulf

of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean and the Straits of Florida.

rural

countryside

Example: We lived in the city for five years but now that we’ve got kids, we want

a more rural lifestyle. We think bringing them up in the countryside will be better

for them.

fertile

land or soil where crops (fruit, vegetable, cereals etc.) can be grown successfully

Example: The farmers have been very successful here because the land is

so fertile.

erode

rub away gradually over a long period of time

Example: Over the years the coast of this country has changed. The cliffs next to

the sea are being eroded more and more every year by the waves.

Seasons

season

period of time every year when a particular type of weather usually happens, for

example, spring, summer, autumn and winter or the dry season, hurricane season,

monsoon season or rainy season

Example: I think the beginning of the monsoon season is my favorite time of the

year. After the long hot days and nights, the first rain is such a relief.

towns and cities

capital (city)

city which is the center of government of a country

Example: Cardiff is the capital of Wales.

residential area

housing area where people live

Example: The city has residential areas, as well as industrial ones.

people

population

total number of people living in a particular country, area or place

Example: The population of this city is rising every year as more and more people

from the countryside move here looking for work.

birth rate

number of children being born for each 1,000 of the population

Example: China’s “One child per family” policy was introduced to try to reduce

the birth rate.

death rate

number of people dying for each 1,000 of the population

Example: As advances in medicine increase, the death rate in most countries

decreases.

densely populated

area that is very crowded

Example: Beijing is one of the most densely populated cities in the world.

migrate

move from one place to another to live or to work

Example: Workers migrate here every year to find work at harvest time on the

farms