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Unit 1 Chapter 2 and 3

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Bay   Part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline  
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Channel   Wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other  
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Climate   Usual predictable pattern of weather over a long period of time  
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Current   Moving streams of water un the worlds oceans; affects climate  
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Drought   Long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage  
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Elevation   Height above sea level  
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Land form   Individual features of the land  
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Gulf   Part of a large body that extends inland; larger than a bay  
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Harbor   A sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely  
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Hurricane   Violent tropical storm with heavy winds and heavy rainfall  
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Island   Land completely surrounded by water  
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Lake   A sizeable inland body of water  
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High-Latitude Climate   Cold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the North Pole and from 60 degrees soth to the South Pole  
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Highland Climate   Cool or cold climate that varies with elevation; high up in the moutains  
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Tropical Climate   Warm year round extends from the equator to the Tropic of Cancer and frim the equator to the Tropic of Capricorn  
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Mid-Latitude Climate   Temprate climate extends from 23 1/2 degrees north to 60 degrees north and from 23 1/2 south to 60 degrees south  
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Prevailing Wind   Movements of air that travels around the earth in a typical pattern  
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El Nino   Caused by the combination of tempature wind and water. Formed when cold winds from the north are weak. Pacific Ocean gets warmer. Occurs every 3 years.  
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La Nina   Eatern winds become strong and the opposite of El Nino occurs-Pacific Ocean gets cooler  
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Dry Climate   Dry to particially dry areas wuth little to no rain; tempatures can range from very cold to very hot  
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Typhoon   Name for a hurricane in Asia  
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Tornado   Funneled-shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during thunder storm  
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Moutain   Land with steep sides that rise sharply from surrounding land  
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Moutain Range   A series of connected mountains  
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Monsoon   Seasonal wind that blows over a continent for a long period of time  
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Weather   Unpredictable changes in the air that takes place in a short period of time  
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Peninsula   Body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocean, and surrounded by three sides, by water  
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Plain   Area of low land at low elavation; covered with grass  
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Plateau   Flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300-30,000 ft high  
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Physical Feature   Characteristics of a place-naturally occuring like landforms, climate, resources  
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River   Large natural stream of water that runs through land  
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Sea   Large body of water partically or completely surrounded by land  
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Strait   Narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water  
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Ocean   1 of the 4 major bodies of salt water that surround the continents  
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Volcano   Moutain created as a liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth  
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Valley   Area of low land between hills and mountains  
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Tropics   Low latitude region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn  
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