IELTS Vocabulary - GEOGRAPHY

This vocabulary list is multi-functional as you will need this for your speaking and writing possibly on the topics of towns, cities and you may across this vocabulary in the reading section.

VOCABULARY	DEFINITION	EXAMPLE
Coastline	A coastline or seashore connecting land and sea	The biggest island near Istanbul; Buyukada is made up of some amazing cliffs, rocky shores and beaches.
Densely populated	Population density means that a large number of people live in a very limited amount of space	Istanbul is a densely populated city with about 20 million people living there.
Urban sprawl	The spread of a city outwards into the areas that surround the city	Governments around the world are trying to resolve the issue of urban sprawl.
Overcrowding	to fill way beyond what is usual or comfortable: to have too many people	Public transport is a major issue in most cities as they are overcrowded.
North / South / East / West	NORTH: the direction that is on your left when you face towards the rising sun. SOUTH: the direction that is on your right when you face towards the rising sun. EAST: the direction that you face to see the sun rise. WEST:  the direction that you face to see the sun go down	The Black Sea lies to the north of Turkey.   There are some beautiful beaches in the south of the country.  The west of Turkey has some amazing coastlines.  The east of Turkey borders with Iran and Iraq.