Skip to content

Travel and getting around

Reading a Map

Rivers, regions, and the features you find on any map.

  • Teens and up
  • Easy · A2
  • 12 words

The words

Every word in this set, with what it means. Tap a word to hear it.

river
water that flows across the land to the sea
sea
the salt water that covers much of the world
mountain
a very high piece of land with steep sides
city
a very large town
ocean
a very large area of salt water
country
a land with its own government
area
a part of a place, or how much space something covers
pond
a small area of still water
region
a large part of a country
scale
a machine that tells you how heavy something is
south
the direction opposite north
canal
a long channel of water dug across land for boats