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Final Exam Review 2
Chapter Two And Three
Term | Definition |
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Bay | Part Of A Large Body Of Water That Extends Into The Shoreline |
Channel | Wide Strait Or Waterway Bewteen Two LandMasses That Lie Close To EachOther |
Climate | Usual Predictable Pattern Of Weather Over A Long Period Of Time |
Current | Moving Streams Of Water In The World's Oceans;Affects Climate |
Drought | Long Periods Of Extreme Dryness And Water Shortage |
Elevation | Height Above Sea Level |
Landform | Indiviual Features Of The Land |
Gulf | Part Of A Large Body Of Water That Exstends Inland; Larger Than A Bay |
Harbor | A Shelterd Place Along A Shoreline Where Ships Can Anchor Safely |
Island | Land Completely Surrounded By Water |
Lake | A Sizeable Inland Body Of Water |
High-Latitude Climate | Cold Climate Lies From 60 Degrees North To North Pole And 60 Degrees South To South Pole |
Highland Climate | Cool Or Cold Climate That Varies With Elevation(Like High Up In The Mountains) |
Tropical Climate | Warm Year Round Extends From Equator To The Topic Of Cancer(23 1/2 Degrees North) And Form 23 1/2 Degrees South) |
Mid-Latitude Climate | Temperate Climate(Think Seasons)Extend From 23 1/2 Degrees North And From 23 1/2 Degrees South To 60 Degrees South |
Prevailing Wind | Movements Of Air That Travel Around The Earth In A Typical Pattern |
El Nino | Caused By The Combination Of Temperature Wind And Water Formed When Cold Winds From North Are Weak.Pacific Ocean Gets Warmer. Occurss Every 3 Years |
La Nina | Eastern Winds Become Strong And The Opposite Of El Nino Occurs- Pacific Ocean Gets Cooler |
Dry Climate | Dry To Partially Dry Areas With Little To No Rain; Temperatures Can Range From Very Cold To Very Hot |
Typhoon | Name For A Hurricane In Asia |
Tornado | Funnel-Shaped Windstorm; Sometimes Forms During A Thunder |
Tropics | Low Latitude Region Between The Tropic Of Cancer And The Tropic Of Capricon |
Mountain | Land With Steep Sides That Rise Sharply(1,000 Ft Or More)From Surrounding Land |
Mountain Range | A Series Of Connected Mountains |
MonSoon | Seasonal Wind That Blows Over A Continent 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 High Elevation Usually 300-3,000 Ft High |
Physical Feature | Characteristics Of A Place-Naturally Occurring Like Land forms,Climate, 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 Continents |
Volcano | Mountain Created As Liquid Rock And Ash Erupt From Inside The Earth |
Valley | Area Of Lowland Between Hills And Mountains |