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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 patternn of weather over along period of time |
current | moving streams of waterin the worlds oceans; affects climate |
drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage |
elevation | height above sea level |
landform | individual features of the land |
gulf | part of large body of water that enstends inland; larger than bay |
habor | a shealtered place along a shorline where ships can anchor safely |
hurrican | violent tropical strom 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 |