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Chap2-3Vocab

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bay   part of a large body of water that extents into the shoreline  
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channel   wide strait or waterway between two land masses that lie close to each other  
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climate   usual predicatble pattern of weather over a ong period of time  
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current   moving streams of water in the world's oceans; affect 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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landform   indivial features of the land  
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gulf   part of a large body of water that enstends inland; larger than a bay  
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harbor   a shetlered place along a shorelines where ships can anchor saftey  
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hurricane   vionlent tropical storm with high 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 south to the South Pole  
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highland climate   cool or cold climate that varies with elevation (like high up in the mountain)  
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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)  
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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  
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prevailing wind   movements of air that travel around the earth in a typical parttern  
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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  
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La Nina   Eastern winds become strong and the opposite of El Nino occurs-Pacific ocean gets cooler.  
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dry climate   dryto partially dry areas with little to no rain; temeratures can range from very cold to very hot  
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Typhoon   name for a hurricane in Asia  
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Tornado   funnel-shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during a thunderstorm  
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Tropics   Low latitude region between the Tropics of Cancer and the Tropics of Capricorn  
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Mountain   land with steep sides that rise sharply (1,000ft or more)from surrounding land  
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Mountain 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   unperdictable changes in the air that take place in a short period of time  
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peninsula   body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocean surronded on three sides by water  
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plain   area of low land at low elevation; covered with grass  
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plateau   flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3,00000ft 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 partially or competey surrounded the contients  
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stait   narrow stretch of water of water jioning two larger bodies of water  
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ocean   one of four major bodies of salt water that surround the contients  
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volcano   mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth  
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valley   area of lowland between hills and mountains  
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