Vocabulary: Geography, Maps & The World

Vocabulary B1/B2

Geography & Maps

The exhaustive master guide to the world! Select the tabs below to switch between landforms, bodies of water, navigation, and nature idioms.

Describing Landscapes 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how to paint a picture with words! Pay attention to how adjectives like "vast", "steep", and "lush" are paired with geographical nouns.

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Definition Match

What do we call the imaginary line that divides the earth into north and south?

(តើបន្ទាត់ស្រមើស្រមៃដែលចែកផែនដីជាជើងនិងត្បូងហៅថាអ្វី?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Geography Facts

A piece of land almost entirely surrounded by water is a...

(ដីដែលព័ទ្ធជុំវិញដោយទឹកស្ទើរតែទាំងស្រុង គឺជា...)

IDIOM TRAP ❌

If someone says "That is just the tip of the iceberg," they mean...

(តើសំនួនវោហារស័ព្ទនេះមានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Water Bodies

A narrow passage of water connecting two larger areas of water is a...

(ច្រកទឹកចង្អៀតដែលតភ្ជាប់ផ្ទៃទឹកធំៗពីរ គឺជា...)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Tools Match

Which instrument shows you the direction of magnetic north?

(តើឧបករណ៍មួយណាបង្ហាញទិសខាងជើង?)

Map Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Draw a Map 🗺️ Draw a quick map of your neighborhood. Add English labels for places like "River", "Hill", or "Forest" if you have them.

Writing Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Favorite Landscape ✍️ Write two sentences about a beautiful place you want to visit. Use words like "Coast", "Valley", or "Glacier".

Idiom Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Note 🎤 Record yourself explaining the idiom "Down to earth". Send it to a friend who is a very "down to earth" person!

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Vireak 2 hours ago

How can I remember the difference between Latitude and Longitude?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Vireak! Here is a trick: "Latitude" sounds like "Flat-itude" (horizontal lines). "Longitude" has the word "Long" in it, so they are the long vertical lines from top to bottom! 🗺️

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Nita 5 hours ago

What is the difference between a Sea and an Ocean?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Oceans are the massive bodies of water that cover most of the earth (like the Pacific). Seas are smaller parts of the ocean that are partially enclosed by land (like the Mediterranean). 🌊

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Sokha 8 hours ago

When do I use the idiom "Make a mountain out of a molehill"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

You use it when someone is overreacting! If someone cries because they spilled a little water, you can say "Don't make a mountain out of a molehill." It means making a big deal out of a tiny problem. ⛰️