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Finalexam Review2
Chap2-3Vocab
Term | Definition |
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bay | part of a large body of water that extents into the shoreline |
channel | wide strait or waterway between two land masses that lie close to each other |
climate | usual predicatble pattern of weather over a ong period of time |
current | moving streams of water in the world's oceans; affect climate |
drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage |
elevation | height above sea level |
landform | indivial features of the land |
gulf | part of a large body of water that enstends inland; larger than a bay |
harbor | a shetlered place along a shorelines where ships can anchor saftey |
hurricane | vionlent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfall |
island | land completely surrounded by water |
lake | a sizeable inland body of water |
high-latitude climate | cold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the North Pole and from 60 degrees south to the South Pole |
highland climate | cool or cold climate that varies with elevation (like high up in the mountain) |
tropical climate | warm year extends from from the equator to the Tropic of Cancer(23 1/2 degrees north) and from the equator to the Tropic of Capricorn (23 1/2 degrees south) |
Mid-latitude climate | temperate climate (think seasons)extend from 231/2degrees north to 60 degress 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 parttern |
El Nina | Caused by the combination of temperature Formed when cold winds fromn the north are week. Pacific Ocean gets warmer. Occurs every 3 years |
La Nina | Eastern winds become strong and the opposite of El Nino occurs-Pacific ocean gets cooler. |
dry climate | dryto partially dry areas with little to no rain; temeratures can range from very cold to very hot |
Typhoon | name for a hurricane in Asia |
Tornado | funnel-shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during a thunderstorm |
Tropics | Low latitude region between the Tropics of Cancer and the Tropics of Capricorn |
Mountain | land with steep sides that rise sharply (1,000ft 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 | unperdictable 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 surronded 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 300-3,00000ft high |
physical feature | Characteristics of a place-naturally occuring like landforms, climate, resources |
river | large natural stream of water that runs through land |
sea | large body of water partially or competey surrounded the contients |
stait | narrow stretch of water of water jioning two larger bodies of water |
ocean | one of 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 |