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Term | Definition |
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bay | part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline |
channel | wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other |
climate | usual predicatble pattern of weather over a long period of time |
current | moving streams of water in the worlds oceans; affects climate |
drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage |
elevation | height above sea level |
landform | individual features of land |
gulf | part of a large body of water that extended inland; larger than a bay |
harbor | a shelter place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely |
hurricane | violent tropical strom with high winds and heavy rainfall |
island | land completely surrounded by water |
lake | sizeable inland body of water |
high-latitude climate | cold climate lie from 60 degrees north to the North Pole and from 60 degrees south of the South Pole |
highland climate | cool or cold climate thta varies with elevatio (like high up in the mountains) |
tropical climate | warm year round extends from the equator to the tropic of cancer and from the equator to the tropic of capricorn |
mid-latitude climate | temperate climate extend from 23 1/2 degrees north to 60 degrees and from 23 1/2 degrees south to 60 degrees south |
prevailing wind | movements of air that travel around the in a typical pattern |
El Nino | caused by thr combination of tempeturevwind and water |
La Nina | eastern winds become strong and the opposite of El Nino occurs-Pacific Ocean gets colder |
dry climate | dry to partially dry areas wqith little to no rain; tempetures can range from very cold to very hot |
typhoon | name for hurricane in Asia |
tornado | funnel shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during a thunderstorm |
tropics | low altitude region between the Tropic of Cancer |
mountain | land with steep sides that rise sharply (1000ft or more) from surrounding land |
mountain range | a series of connected mountains |
monsoon | series wind that blow over a contitent for a long period of time |
weather | unpredictable changes in the air that take place in a short period of time |
peninsula | body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocean surrounded on three sides by water |
plain | area of low land at low elevation; covered with grass |
plateau | flat or rolling land at a high elevation usually 300-3000 ft high |
physical feature | characteristics of a place-naturally occuring like landforms, climate, and resources |
river | large natural stream of water that runs through land |
sea | large body of water partially or completely surrounded by land |
strait | narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water |
ocean | one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the contients |
volcano | mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth |
valley | area of lowland between hills and mountains |