Substantiivit

altitude	the height above sea level	the plane made a dive to a lower altitude	korkeus
area	part of a place, town, etc., or a region of a country or the world	thousands of tourists visit the area every year	alue
bay	a part of the sea, or of a large lake, partly surrounded by a wide curve of the land	a magnificent view across the bay	lahti
canyon	a deep valley with steep sides of rock	the Grand Canyon, Arizona	kanjoni
desert	a large area of land that has very little water and very few plants growing on it. Many deserts are covered by sand	the Sahara Desert	aavikko
estuary	the wide part of a river where it flows into the sea	the Thames estuary	suisto
mountain	a very high hill, often with rocks near the top	mountain roads/streams/villages	vuori
hinterland	the areas of a country that are away from the coast, from the banks of a large river or from the main cities	the rural/agricultural hinterland	sisämaa
ledge	a narrow, flat piece of rock that sticks out from a cliff	the climbers were clinging to a ledge hundreds of feet above the sea	kieleke
jungle	an area of tropical forest where trees and plants grow very thickly	the jungles of South-East Asia	viidakko

erosion	the process by which the surface of something is gradually destroyed through the action of wind, rain, etc	the erosion of the coastline by the sea	eroosio
flank	the side of something such as a building or mountain	The sun lit up the western flank of the hill	kylki
shore	the land along the edge of the sea, the ocean or a lake	to swim from the boat to the shore	ranta
dip	a quick swim	Let's go for a dip before breakfast	nopea uinti
high water	the time when the sea has risen to its highest level in a particular place	Fishing is good at high water	nousuvesi
burn	an injury or a mark caused by fire, heat or acid	He was treated in the hospital for 60% burns	palovamma
source	a place, person or thing that you get something from	The tiny window was the only source of light	lähde
island	a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water	the islands in the Baltic Sea	saari
mud	wet earth that is soft and sticky	your boots are covered in mud	muta
tarn	a small lake in the mountains	A short climb from the tarn leads to the ridge wall	vuoristolampi

Adjektiivit

arctic	related to or happening in the regions around the North Pole	Arctic explorers	arktinen
arid	having little or no rain; very dry	arid and semi-arid deserts	kuiva
barren	not good enough for plants to grow on it	a barren desert	karu
coastal	of or near a coast	coastal waters/resorts/scenery	rannikko
cold	having a lower than usual temperature; having a temperature lower than the human body	I'm cold. Turn the heating up	kylmä
desolate	empty and without people, making you feel sad or frightened	They looked out on a bleak and desolate landscape	autio
flat	having a level surface, not curved or sloping, and without holes or any bits sticking out	low buildings with flat roofs	litteä/tasainen
mountainous	having many mountains	a mountainous region/terrain	vuoristoinen
rural	connected with or like the countryside	the rural community/population	maaseutu
seaside	connected with an area that is by the sea, especially one where people go for a day or a holiday	a seaside resort	merenranta