Physical geography
(Heinemann English - Wordbuilder)

Game

There follows a selection of words describing a range of gegraphical features. Read each set of notes and see if you can quess which country is being described. The answers are given below.

1 - a peninsula bounded by a large mountain range in the North - a wide plateau extending to the ocean in the South - unpredictable monsoon climate - population (approximately 650,000,000 in 1975) concentrated in the northern plains -

2 - enormous forest areas in the interior - coastal mountains in the West - numerous islands off the north coast - lowlands in the North - continental climate, severe island, more moderate by the sea - total area: 3,851,809 square miles -

3 - a wide variety of land and climate - a huge river basin in the North - thickly forested - a vast plateau in the South - densely populated in coastal belt to the East - relatively underdeveloped in central areas beyond the highlands in the South-East - lies on the Equator -

4 - consists of four main islands - mountainous and hilly - many active volcanes-subject to earthquakes, typhoones and tidal waves - extends through many degrees of latitude - the climate, therefore, is verv diverse

5 - located round the mouth of the Rhine and opposite the Thames estuary - a long coastline - most of the country flat and low-lying - large areas in the West and North below sea level - subject to floods - complex network of canals

6 - mountainous with numerous lakes - varied climate according to altitude, ranging from tropical to temperature to cold - highest point over 18,000 feet (nearly 6,000 metres) - desert in the West - half of the country lies inside the Tropic of Cancer -

7 - to the North the southern slopes of a gigantic mountain chain - tropical forests and jungle - highest peak 8,845 metres - fertile valleys for agriculture in central zone -

8 - most highly developed country in its continent - rich in mineral deposists and other natural resources - large industrialised urban areas round coasts - rural in the interior - rich vegetation, good irrigation -