Mountains: are the highest elevations forms, they are the largest elevations of

ground. They are usually arranged in long chains, called mountain ranges. In
Some cases of a main mountain range give off cords that extend in different directions.
It is unusual for mountain ranges to occupy the center of the continents The majority is
distributed in the periphery, almost always at edge of the ocean, and although they form a
continuous alignment They never keep a straight direction.
Mountain ranges. Are groupings or sets of mountains that are in chains. In South America,
bordering the Pacific Ocean, it is located the great mountain range of Andes.
Hill: are small and soft elevations of the ground, that can be presented isolated or grouped
tableland, plateau: Are calls also highlands, for being elevations in the field but with flat or almost
flat reliefs
plains: correspond to plans located atlittle height above the levelof the sea, less than 200
meters. They are intended to various crops.
Valleys: they are plain sectors surrounded by hills or mountains crossed by a river.
Volcanoes: they are mountains formed by the output of melted minerals from the center of
the Earth towards the surface.
moorland s
wasteland s
they are forms of relief with low temperatures and water sources.

Have you ever wanted to describe an area of the countryside but found you didn’t have the
right words? If so, we’ll fix that this week with a look at words and phrases that we use to
describe different landscapes.

To start with the most basic description, an area of land that is mainly covered with grass or
trees is often described as green: There are so few green spaces in the city. An area that is
especially green, in a way that is attractive, may also be described as lush: lush green
valleys. A more literary word for this is verdant: All around her were verdant meadows.

Meanwhile, a landscape that has few or no plants because there is so little rain may be
described as arid: Few animals can survive in this arid desert landscape. (A technical
description for an area that has little rain but is not completely dry is semi-arid: a semi-arid
zone.)

Land that is extremely dry because rain has not fallen for a long time is often said to be
parched: parched earth/fields. Sun-baked, meanwhile, describes land that is hard and dry
because it has received so little rain for so long: The sun-baked earth was full of cracks.

Other words describe the shape of the land. A hilly area has lots of hills: The countryside
round here is very hilly. The phrase rolling hills is often used in descriptions of attractive
landscapes with many gentle hills: Everywhere you look, there are rolling hills. The rather
literary word undulating is also used to describe this type of landscape: This picturesque
village is surrounded by undulating hills.

Meanwhile, a landscape with bigger hills – mountains – is mountainous: a mountainous

region. If those mountains have snow on the top, they are often referred to as snow-capped:
a snow-capped mountain range.

Still with the shape of the land, craggy describes an area with lots of rocks sticking out: a
craggy coastline. Rugged is very similar, describing an area of land that is wild and not flat:
These photographs really capture the rugged landscape of the region.

Of course, not all landscapes are green and hilly. An area may be flat. If there are no trees,
hills or other interesting features, it may appear rather featureless: It was a grey, featureless
landscape.

Two negative adjectives that are sometimes used to describe featureless landscapes are
bleak and desolate. Both are used for areas of the countryside that seem empty and cold,
with nothing pleasant to look at: The house stands on a bleak hilltop.

Another adjective sometimes used in this context is windswept. A windswept area of land
has no trees or other high structures to protect it from the wind: The picture shows a
desolate, windswept landscape.

When were you last out in the countryside? How would you describe the landscape?