| A | B |
| el ave | bird |
| Europa | Europe |
| la región | region |
| el país | country |
| el continente | continent |
| el norte | north |
| el sur | south |
| el oeste | west |
| el este | east |
| el noroeste | northwest |
| el sudeste | southeast |
| las montañas | mountains |
| el árbol | tree |
| el río | river |
| la selva | forest, jungle |
| el bosque | woods, forest |
| las cataratas | waterfall |
| el volcán | volcano |
| la hierba | grass |
| el cerro | hill |
| la colina | hill |
| el lago | lake |
| el mar | sea |
| el valle | valley |
| la isla | island |
| el arroyo | stream, creek |
| las cuevas | caves |
| la frontera | border |
| la tortuga | turtle |
| el tiburón | shark |
| la ballena | whale |
| el delfín | dolphin |
| la langosta | lobster |
| el pez / los peces | fish |
| el cocodrilo | crocodile |
| el sapo | toad |
| la rana | frog |
| el perezoso | sloth |
| el mono | monkey |
| el pájaro | bird |
| el colibrí | hummingbird |
| la mariposa | butterfly |
| los pingüinos | penguins |
| La Sierra Madre | major mountain range in Mexico |
| el Río Grande | border b/t US and Mexico also known as Río Bravo |
| la Península Yucatán | peninsula in Mexico, Mayan ruins |
| el Volcán Arenal | active volcano in Costa Rica |
| el Lago Titicaca | lake in Bolivia, highest navegable lake in the world |
| los Andes | major mountain range in South America |
| el Río Amazonas | major river in S.A., 2nd longest river in world |
| el Río Orinoco | major river in Venezuela |
| las Islas Galápagos | islands belonging to Ecuador, home to many exotic animals, studied by Charles Darwin, theory of evolution |
| el Desierto Atacama | desert in northern Chile, lots of minerals/nitrates, one of driest places in world |
| Machu Picchu | Incan ruins hidden in mountains of Peru |
| el Aconcagua | highest peak in South America, part of Andes, in Argentina |
| Las Pampas | central grasslands of Argentina |
| los gauchos | Argentinian cowboys |
| la Tierra del Fuego | island to the south of Argentina and Chile |
| la Isla de Pascua | Easter Island, possesion of Chile, giant stone heads |
| el Río de la Plata | river that forms part of border b/t Argentina and Uruguay, widest estuary in world, named after misconception that there was silver in the area |
| El Salto Angel | Angels fall, in Venezuela, highest fall in the world |
| la Catarata Iguazú | waterfall between Argentina and Brazil, one of most impressive (number of falls) in world |
| Hernán Cortés | Spanish conquistador, conquered the Aztecs |
| Francisco Pizarro | Spanish conquistador, conquered the Incans |
| el Museo Prado | principal art museum of Spain located in Madrid |
| la Península Ibérica | Iberian Peninsula, Spain and Portugal |
| Francia | France, Spain's neighbor to the northeast |
| El Estrecho de Gibraltar | strait that separates Spain and Africa (to the south) |
| Los Pirineos | mountains that form the border b/t Spain and France (to the northeast) |
| los aztecas | indians mainly in Mexico |
| los mayas | indians, mainly in southern Mexico and Central America |
| los incas | indians, mainly in South America |