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Land/climate vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 mountains) |
| Tropical climate | Warm year round extends from the equator to the Tropic of Cancer 923 1/2 degrees north) and fromt the Equator to the Tropic of capricorn |
| Mid-latitude climate | Temperate climate (think seasons) extend from 23 1/2 degrees north to 60 degrees north and from 23 1/2 south to 60 degrees south |
| Prevaling 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 the North and weak. 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 |
| Bay | Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf |
| Channel | Wide starit or waterway between two landmases that lie close to each other; deep part of a river or other waterway |
| Climate | Usual, predictable pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time |
| Current | Moving streams of water in the world's ocean, which affect the climate of land areas |
| Drought | Long period of extreme dryness and water shortages |
| Dry climate | Dry or partially dry areas that recieve little or no rainfall |
| Elevation | Height above sea level |
| Gulf | Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay |
| Harbor | A sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely |
| Hurricane | Violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rains |
| Island | Body of land smaller than a contienet and surrounded by water |
| Landforms | Individual features of land |
| Lake | A sizeable inland body of water |
| Mountain | Land with steep sides that rises sharply from surrounding land |
| Mountain Range | A series of connected mountains |
| Monsoon | Seasonal wind that blows over a continent for months at a time |
| Ocean | One of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents |
| Plateau | Area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation |
| Pennisula | Body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides of water |
| Plains | Area of land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses |
| Physical Feature | Characteristics of a place occuring naturally, such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern, or resource |
| River | Large natural stream of water that runs through the land |
| Sea | Large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land |
| Strait | Narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water |
| Tropics | Low-latitude region between th tropic of Cancer and Tropic of capricorn |
| Typhoon | Name for hurricane in Asia |
| Tornado | Funnel-Shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during a thunderstorm |
| Valley | Area of low land between hills or mountains |
| Volcano | Mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the Earth |
| Weather | Unpredictable changes in the air that take place over a short period of time |
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