• Desert /ˈdezət/ (n): sa mạc (a large area of land that has very little water and very few plants growing on it. Many deserts are covered by sand).

Ex: They travelled many miles across burning desert sands.

• Plains /pleɪn/ (n): đồng bằng (a large area of flat land).

Ex: Millions of buffalo used to roam freely across the Great Plains.

• Pond /pɑːnd/ (n): ao (a small area of still water, especially one that is artificial).

Ex: The children enjoy floating their boats on the pond in the park.

• Stream /striːm/ (n): suối (water that flows naturally along a fixed route formed by a channel cut into rock or ground, usually at ground level).

Ex: We waded across a shallow stream.

• Swamp /swɔmp/ (n): đầm lầy (an area of ground that is very wet or covered with water and in which plants, trees, etc. are growing).

Ex: The country contains around 700 square km of swamp.

• Valley /'væli/ (n): thung lũng (an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it; the land that a river flows through).

Ex: The road climbs up the side of the valley

• Waterfall /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/ (n): thác nước (a place where a stream or river falls from a high place, for example over a cliff or rock).

Ex: She watched the magnificent waterfall cascade down the mountainside.

• Climate /ˈklaɪmət/ (n): khí hậu (the regular pattern of weather conditions of a particular place).

Ex: The Mediterranean climate is good for growing citrus fruits and grapes.

• Coast /kəʊst/ (n): bờ biển (the land next to or close to the sea).

Ex: Rimini is a thriving resort on the east coast of Italy.

• Tropical /ˈtrɒpɪkl/ (adj): nhiệt đới (coming from, found in or typical of the tropics).

Ex: Deforestation is destroying large areas of tropical rain forest.

• Border /ˈbɔːdə(r)/ (n): biên giới (the line that divides two countries or areas).

Ex: I live in a small town in the US, near the Canadian border.