The dictionary is intended for middle-aged and older schoolchildren - young local geographers, members of school local history circles, nature conservation societies and all those who study the nature and economy of their region. The task of the dictionary is to equip the reader not only with theoretical knowledge, but also to instill in students a love for the nature of their region, its careful and economic use. The dictionary can be used for vocational guidance of secondary school students. Readers will find in the dictionary a lot of practical advice needed by a young geographer-local scholar: how to prepare for a hike, how to set up a camp, how to describe the relief of your land, to study its minerals and rocks, to measure the height of the snow cover, to determine the weather by local signs, to study the industry of your land, etc. The dictionary is illustrated with drawings, maps, color photographs.