Land
What is a landscape?
All the visible features of an area of land, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.
Can mountains exist underwater?
Is the word desert or dessert when speaking about landscapes?
Desert
The state of Hawai'i is comprised of:
islands
What is the highest mountain?
Sněžka
Give me 3 adjectives to describe a forest.
deep
coniferous
green
foliate
leafy
dark
What is the top of a mountain called?
A peak.
How many oceans are there? How many continents are there?
7 continents. 5 oceans.
A steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea.
What are (4) common landscapes in Czechia?
low mountains, hills, plateaus, forests, meadows, fields
What are 2 major landscapes that exist in Czechia?
The Czech Republic's landscape is predominantly characterized by...
hilly terrain, low mountains, and extensive forests.
A river.
Name (4) types of land
Desert, Plain, Taiga, Tundra, Wetland, Mountain, Mountain range, Cliff, Coast, Littoral zone, Glacier, Polar regions of Earth, Shrubland, Forest, Rainforest, Woodland, Jungle, Moors, Steppe, Valley.
What does it mean for a place to be landlocked? Give 3 examples.
A "landlocked" place, such as a country or area, is one that is completely surrounded by land, lacking direct access to the ocean or sea.
Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia
What are 3 Czech National Parks?
Krkonoše, Podyjí, Šumava, and Bohemian Switzerland
What is a peninsula?
a narrow piece of land surrounded by water on all sides but one.
What is the difference between a mountain and hill?
The primary difference between a hill and a mountain lies in their height and the steepness of their slopes.
What is the difference between a forest and a jungle?
A forest is generally a large area covered with trees, while a jungle is a dense, tropical forest with a lot of vegetation and wildlife.
Give me antonyms (opposites) for these adjectives:
Muddy
Rocky
Tropical
Clean
Smooth / flat
Cold / Freezing
Černé jezero, Čertovo jezero or Plešné jezero are examples of what type of lakes?
glacial lakes
give me antonyms (opposites) for these adjectives:
steep
narrow
rocky
mild / flat / gradual
wide
flat / plain
What is a group of mountains called? Give me an example of one in Czechia and one somewhere outside the country.
A mountain range
Krkonoše (Giant Mountains)
Rocky Mountains, Himalayas
Are there more trees on Earth or stars in our galaxy?
There are way more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
A study estimates that there are roughly 3 trillion trees on Earth, while the Milky Way is believed to contain between 100 and 400 billion stars.
What is the difference between a coast and a beach? What are the similarities?
The coast is a type of land bordering a body of water, while a beach is a specific type of coastal land with sediment, like sand.
Coasts can be rocky or muddy.
What is the difference between a meadow, field, and grassland?
The meadow is a wild area filled with flowers.
The field is an area managed by people, planted with crops
The grassland is an area where grasses dominate the vegetation.