Term | Definition |
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 predictable 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 the land |
gulf | part of a large body of water that enstends inland;larger than a bay |
harbor | a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely |
hurricane | violent 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 | ccol or cold climate that varies with elevation |
tropical climate | warm year round extends from the equator to the tropic of cancere and from the equater to the tropic of capricorn |
mid-latitude climate | temperate climate extend from 231/2 degrees north to 60 degrees north and from 23 1/2 degrees south to 60 degrees south |
prevailing wind | movements to air that travel around the earth in a typical pattern |
el nino | caused by combination of temperture wind and water |
el nino (count.) | formes when cold winds from the north are weak. pacific ocean gets warmer. occurs every three years. |
La nina | eastern winds become strong and the opposite of el nino occurs-pacific ocean gets colder |
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 thunderstorm |
tropics | low latitude region between the tropic of cancer and the tropic capricorn |
mountain | land with steep sides that rise sharply (1000ft 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 |
plateu | flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3,0000ft high |
physical creature | characteristics of a place-naturally occuring like landforms,climate,recources |
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 mountasins |