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托福分类词汇地理类

地理类

altitude/ˈæltɪtjuːdUS-tuːd/n[C]

theheightofanobjectorplaceabovethesea

altitudeof

　We'reflyingatanaltitudeof40,000feet.

high/lowaltitudes

　Athighaltitudesitisdifficulttogetenoughoxygen.

arctic/ˈɑːktɪkUSˈɑːrk-/adj[onlybeforenoun]

relatingtothemostnorthernpartoftheworld→Antarctic

　theArcticislandofNovayaZemlya

extremelycold

　arcticconditions

Arcticn

theArctic

thelargeareaoflandsurroundingtheNorthPole

Antarctic/ænˈtɑːktɪkUS-ɑːr-/n

theAntarctic

theverycoldmostsouthernpartoftheworld

Antarctica

thecontinentwhichisthemostsouthernareaoflandontheEarthandismostlycoveredwithice→southPole

SouthPolen

theSouthPole

themostsouthernpointonthesurfaceoftheEarth→magneticpolemagnetic/mægˈnetɪk/ 磁极

theNorthPole

themostnorthernpointonthesurfaceoftheEarth

magneticpolen[C]

oneofthetwopointsthatarenotfirmlyfixedbutareneartheNorthandSouthPolesoftheEarth,towardswhichtheneedleonacompasspoints

oneoftwopointsattheendsofamagnet/mæɡnɪt/whereitspowerisstrongest

arid/ˈærɪd/adj

aridlandoranaridclimateisverydrybecauseithasverylittlerain

　WaterfromtheGreatLakesispumpedtoaridregions.

nothavinganynew,interesting,orexcitingfeaturesorqualities

　Mymindwasarid,allinspirationgone.

>aridity/əˈrɪdɪti/n[U]

basin/ˈbeɪsən/n[C]

anareaoflandthatisloweratthecentrethanattheedges,especiallyonefromwhichwaterrunsdownintoariver

　theAmazonbasin

aplacewheretheEarth'ssurfaceislowerthaninotherareas

　thePacificBasin

canal/kəˈnæl/n[C]

alongpassagedugintothegroundandfilledwithwater,eitherforboatstotravelalong,ortotakewatertoaplace

　Wewalkedalongbythesideofthecanal.

　thePanamaCanal/ˈpænəmɑː/

bycanal

　ThegoodsweretransportedbycanaltoLondon

canyon/ˈkænjən/n[C]

adeepvalleywithverysteepsidesofrockthatusuallyhasariverrunningthroughit

cavern/ˈkævənUS-ərn/n[C]

alargecave

cave/keɪv/n[C]

alargenaturalholeinthesideofaclifforhill,orundertheground

　theentrancetoacave

channel/ˈtʃænl/n[C]

【SEA/RIVER】

a）anareaofwaterthatconnectstwolargerareasofwater

　StGeorge'sChannel

b）theChannelBrEtheareaofwaterbetweenFranceandEngland=theEnglishChannel

c）thedeepestpartofariver,harbor,orsea,especiallywhereitisdeepenoughtoallowshipstosailin

【WATER】

apassagethatwaterorotherliquidsflowalong

　anirrigationchannel

cleft/kleft/n[C]

anaturalcrackinsomething,especiallythesurfaceofrocksortheEarthetc

anareaonthechinorlipthatgoesslightlyinwards

cliff/klɪf/n[C]

alargeareaofrockoramountainwithaverysteepside,oftenattheedgeoftheseaorariver

coastlandn

thelandalongacoast

collide/kəˈlaɪd/v[I]

tohitsomethingorsomeonethatismovinginadifferentdirectionfromyou→collision

　Acarandavancollidedonthemotorway.

collidewith

　Iranaroundthecorner,andalmostcollidedwithMrsLaurence.

　Twotrainscollidedhead-on（=whentheyweremovingdirectlytowardseachother）.

todisagreestronglywithapersonorgroup,especiallyonaparticularsubject

collidewith

　ThePresidenthasagaincollidedwithCongressoverhisbudgetplans.

iftwoverydifferentideas,waysofthinkingetccollide,theycometogetherandproduceaninterestingresult

　Istanbul,whereeastandwestcollide

collision/kəˈlɪʒən/n[UandC]

anaccidentinwhichtwoormorepeopleorvehicleshiteachotherwhilemovingindifferentdirections

collisionwith

　Theschoolbuswasinvolvedinacollisionwithatruck.

　Twopeoplewerekilledinahead-oncollision（=betweentwovehiclesthataremovingdirectlytowardseachother）onhighway218.

astrongdisagreementbetweentwopeopleorgroups

collisionbetween

　acollisionbetweenthetwocountriesoverfishingrights

beonacollisioncourse

a）tobelikelytohaveserioustroublebecauseyouraimsareverydifferentfromsomeoneelse's

　Thetwonationsareonacollisioncoursethatcouldleadtowar.

b）tobemovinginadirectioninwhichyouwillhitsomething

　anasteroidonacollisioncoursewithEarth

continent/ˈkɔntɪnəntUSˈkɑːn-/n[C]

alargemassoflandsurroundedbysea

　thecontinentsofAsiaandAfrica

theContinentBrEold-fashionedWesternEurope,notincludingBritain

continentaldriftn[U]

theveryslowmovementofthecontinentsacrosstheEarth'ssurface

continentalisland

continentalshelfn[C]technicalpluralcontinentalshelves

theedgeofacontinentwhereitslopesdownsteeplytothebottomoftheocean

contour/ˈkɔntuəUSˈkɑːntur/n[C]

theshapeoftheouteredgesofsomethingsuchasanareaoflandorsomeone'sbody

　thecontoursofthehills

　thecon