Thursday 3 January 2019

Flat landscape and tracts of land


grassland /ˈgrɑːslænd, -lənd/ (also grasslands plural) pradera, pastizal
plateau /ˈplætəʊ, plætˈəʊ/ (plural plateaus/plateaux) meseta
tableland /ˈteɪbəl.lænd/ meseta coyotes on the tableland
plain /pleɪn/ llanura Indians living in the Great Plains ^ the vast plains
prairie /ˈpreəri/ pradera [en Norteamérica]
steppe /step/ (also the steppes plural) estepa the Russian steppes
the pampas /ðə ˈpæmpəs/ las pampas [en Sudamérica]
savannah /səˈvænə/ (also savanna) sabana Grasses are the dominant plants of the savannah.
veld /velt/ (also veldt) sabana, pradera [en Sudáfrica] the vastness of the veld
taiga /ˈtaɪgə/ taiga The taiga is commonly covered with lichen.
tundra /ˈtʌndrə/ tundra the latitudes of the tundra


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