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Challenges in Translating Geographical Texts from Romanian to English. The new requirements in some universities to publish abroad in internationally recognized journals raise some significant challenges with respect to the use of proper scientific language in a foreign language. This paper aims to address some common mistakes in translating geographical texts from Romanian to English. When writing in English scientists should be aware that there are several styles of academic writing and should edit their paper according to the specifications of a certain style. The Annals of the Association of American Geographers recommends the use of The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS). The CMS has detailed examples on how to quote from different sources: books, journals, magazines, newspapers, online sites etc. In this article we shall give a short summary of some of its most important points. We continue our argumentation by exemplifying how a scientist could achieve objectivity, clarity and precision when writing in English by using passive voice, by hedging, by avoiding the use of “I”, of repetition, redundancy and overlong subjects. We shall conclude by addressing the problematic translation of some geographical terms from Romanian to English, terms like “amenajarea teritoriului”, “dotări publice”, “intravilan”, “extravilan”.