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chapter terms 2 and 3

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bay 2   part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline  
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channel 2   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 in the worlds oceans; affects climate  
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drought   long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage  
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elevation2   height above sea level  
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landform 2   individual features of the land  
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gulf 2   part of a large body of water that enstends inland; larger than a bay  
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harbor 2   a sheltered place along a shoreline were ships can anchor safely  
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hurricane   violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfall  
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island 2   land completely surrounded by water  
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lake 2   a sizeabsle inland body od water  
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high-latitude climate   cold climate lies form 60 degrees north to the North Pole and from 60 degrees south to the South Pole  
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highland climate   cool and cold climate that varies wi4th elevation (like high up in the mountains)  
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tropical climate   warm year rounds extends from the equator to the Tropic of cancer (23 1/2 degrees north) from the equator to the Tropic of Capricorn (23 1/2 degrees south)  
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mid-latitude climate   temperate climate (thinks seasons) extend from 23 1/2 degrees north to e460 degrees 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 pattern.  
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El Nino   Caused by the combination of temperarture wind and water.  
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El nino cent.   formed when cold winds from the norht are week. Pacific oceean gets warmer. Occurs every 3 weeks.  
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La nina   Eastern winds become strong and the opposite of El nino occurs-Pacific gets colder  
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dry climate   dry to partially dry areas with little to no rain; temperaters can range from cold to very oht.  
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typhoon   name for a hurricanae.  
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tornado   funnel-shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during a thunderstorm.  
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tropics   low attitude region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Cancer.  
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mountain 2   land with steep sides that rise shrply (1,000 ft. or more) from surrounding land  
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mountain range 2   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   unpredicteble changes in the air that take place in a short period of time.  
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peninsula 2   body of lang jutting out into that take place in a short period of time.  
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plain 2   area of low land at low elevation; covered with grass.  
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plateau 2   flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3,000 ft. high.  
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physical feature 2   characteristics of a place-naturally occuring like landforms, climate, resources.  
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river 2   large natural stream of water that runs through land.  
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sea 2   large body of water partially or competely surrounded by land.  
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strait 2   narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water.  
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ocean 2   one of the four major bodies of salt water that surrounded the continents.  
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volcano 2   mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth  
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valley 2   area of lowland between hills and mountains.  
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