Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
grands ensembles du relief (de la Terre)
English translation:
major regions/mountain systems
Added to glossary by
French Foodie
Sep 30, 2005 09:31
18 yrs ago
French term
grands ensembles du relief (de la Terre)
French to English
Social Sciences
Geography
maps
This is the title of a map in a highschool textbook. I'm wondering if simply "Physical Map of the World" will do, or if there is a more technical term for "grands ensembles". I've been wallowing in maps and atlases, and can't find an equivalent.
Many thanks to any geography buffs out there :-)
Many thanks to any geography buffs out there :-)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | major topographical features |
Dr Sue Levy (X)
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| 5 | topography of the Earth's major land masses |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 4 | (the Earth's) major relief features |
Rachel Fell
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| 3 | mountainous regions |
SusanMurray
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Proposed translations
+3
1 hr
Selected
major topographical features
or topographic
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Sylvia Smith
: I agree - the word "relief" seems to imply topography
4 mins
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thanks Sylvia
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| agree |
mwatchorn
1 hr
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thanks
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| agree |
Sheila Hardie
3 hrs
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thanks Sheila
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| neutral |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: land masses luv
11 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "While I think technically "regions" is correct for grands ensembles, points go to Sue for the most helpful answer. In the end, this is what I used for the title of the map. I felt the French title didn't accurately reflect grands ensembles", since the legend included smaller, very specific things like lakes, small island groupings, capes, etc. A more general title was more appropriate.
I have entered the correct term for the glossary, however.
Many thanks to all!"
1 hr
mountainous regions
I found on the following web site, physical map and relief map. It seems to be interesting
http://www.sitesatlas.com/Atlas/PhysAtlas/
Otherwise, when searching for physical map and mountainous regions, lots of hits and Atlas references are given.
It's just an idea, but I hope it helps
http://www.sitesatlas.com/Atlas/PhysAtlas/
Otherwise, when searching for physical map and mountainous regions, lots of hits and Atlas references are given.
It's just an idea, but I hope it helps
10 hrs
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4
(the Earth's) major relief features
or ...of the Earth
This unit provides a demonstration of the instability of the Earth`s outermost
layers, ... This unit enables the student to explore major relief features ...
www.geog.le.ac.uk/cti/Tltp/p16.htm
some major natural and physical features of Scotland ... related to latitude,
the distribution of land and sea, major relief features and prevailing winds ...
www.zetnet.co.uk/sea.jnp/socplace.htm
Encyclopaedic survey, dealing with the large-scale relief features of the earth,
showing how these relate to the major segments of the earth's crust, ...
www.nhbs.com/catalogue/display/t=36715
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Note added at 13 hrs 17 mins (2005-09-30 22:49:14 GMT)
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relief map of the earth's major land masses
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Note added at 1 day 9 hrs 37 mins (2005-10-01 19:09:41 GMT)
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The Earth's major mountain systems/ranges
MAJOR TECTONIC PLATES OF THE WORLD. Map taken from This Dynamic Earth ...
Where continental plates collide, they form major mountain systems such as the ...
geology.er.usgs.gov/eastern/plates.html - 3k - 30 Sep 2005
Earth's Environmental Systems. Climate - Solid Earth - Life ... internalize a
map of the earth with continents, oceans, major mountain ranges and major ...
eesc.columbia.edu/courses/ees/target_skills.html
Find and name the major mountain systems. ... How can you model convergent mountain
building? The Earth's surface is separated into about nine sections or ...
www.math.montana.edu/~nmp/materials/ess/geosphere/advanced/... - 6k
This unit provides a demonstration of the instability of the Earth`s outermost
layers, ... This unit enables the student to explore major relief features ...
www.geog.le.ac.uk/cti/Tltp/p16.htm
some major natural and physical features of Scotland ... related to latitude,
the distribution of land and sea, major relief features and prevailing winds ...
www.zetnet.co.uk/sea.jnp/socplace.htm
Encyclopaedic survey, dealing with the large-scale relief features of the earth,
showing how these relate to the major segments of the earth's crust, ...
www.nhbs.com/catalogue/display/t=36715
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Note added at 13 hrs 17 mins (2005-09-30 22:49:14 GMT)
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relief map of the earth's major land masses
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Note added at 1 day 9 hrs 37 mins (2005-10-01 19:09:41 GMT)
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The Earth's major mountain systems/ranges
MAJOR TECTONIC PLATES OF THE WORLD. Map taken from This Dynamic Earth ...
Where continental plates collide, they form major mountain systems such as the ...
geology.er.usgs.gov/eastern/plates.html - 3k - 30 Sep 2005
Earth's Environmental Systems. Climate - Solid Earth - Life ... internalize a
map of the earth with continents, oceans, major mountain ranges and major ...
eesc.columbia.edu/courses/ees/target_skills.html
Find and name the major mountain systems. ... How can you model convergent mountain
building? The Earth's surface is separated into about nine sections or ...
www.math.montana.edu/~nmp/materials/ess/geosphere/advanced/... - 6k
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: grandes ensembles are land masses
2 hrs
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alternative offered!
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7 hrs
topography of the Earth's major land masses
grands ensembles= land masses
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:)
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Note added at 13 hrs 1 min (2005-09-30 22:33:41 GMT)
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or Raised Relief of the Earth's LAnd Masses
This globe has relief only on the land, with a smooth ocean floor. This feature really highlights the relief of the land masses. The relief on the land is ...
www.maps2anywhere.com/Globes/nutrisystems_globe.htm - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 2 days 12 hrs 43 mins (2005-10-02 22:14:45 GMT)
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Asia can be divided into six regions, each possessing distinctive physical, cultural, economic, and political characteristics. Southwest Asia (Iran; Turkey, in Asia Minor Asia Minor, great peninsula, c.250,000 sq mi (647,500 sq km), extreme W Asia, generally coterminous with Asian Turkey, also called Anatolia. It is washed by the Black Sea in the north, the Mediterranean Sea in the south, and the Aegean Sea in the west. The Black and Aegean seas are linked by the Sea of Marmara and the two straits of the Bosporus and the Dardanelles.
Here you go: The compact landmass of this continent is formed by two major regions
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Note added at 2 days 12 hrs 43 mins (2005-10-02 22:15:14 GMT)
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Final: major regions
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Note added at 2 days 12 hrs 44 mins (2005-10-02 22:15:49 GMT)
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I know it says Six...but your two major thingies can still be Regions Or Areas of land
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Note added at 8 hrs 30 mins (2005-09-30 18:02:21 GMT)
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:)
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Note added at 13 hrs 1 min (2005-09-30 22:33:41 GMT)
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or Raised Relief of the Earth's LAnd Masses
This globe has relief only on the land, with a smooth ocean floor. This feature really highlights the relief of the land masses. The relief on the land is ...
www.maps2anywhere.com/Globes/nutrisystems_globe.htm - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 2 days 12 hrs 43 mins (2005-10-02 22:14:45 GMT)
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Asia can be divided into six regions, each possessing distinctive physical, cultural, economic, and political characteristics. Southwest Asia (Iran; Turkey, in Asia Minor Asia Minor, great peninsula, c.250,000 sq mi (647,500 sq km), extreme W Asia, generally coterminous with Asian Turkey, also called Anatolia. It is washed by the Black Sea in the north, the Mediterranean Sea in the south, and the Aegean Sea in the west. The Black and Aegean seas are linked by the Sea of Marmara and the two straits of the Bosporus and the Dardanelles.
Here you go: The compact landmass of this continent is formed by two major regions
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Note added at 2 days 12 hrs 43 mins (2005-10-02 22:15:14 GMT)
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Final: major regions
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Note added at 2 days 12 hrs 44 mins (2005-10-02 22:15:49 GMT)
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I know it says Six...but your two major thingies can still be Regions Or Areas of land
Discussion
La masse compacte de ce continent s'articule sur deux grands ensembles qui d�terminent sa morphologie: au centre, le �bouclier de l'Angara�, socle massif arch�en; au Sud la cha�ne de l'Himalaya.
Makes it sound like a land mass can have several "grands ensembles"...
3-D World Map
Now children can see the topographical features of the World from the Great
Dividing Range to the Andes to the Himalayas and watch Geography come to life! ...
www.geomatters.com/products/details.asp?ID=240 - 11k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages