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Vocab Chapter 1+2

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Bay   Part of a large body of water that exstends into a shoreline generally smaller than a gulf.  
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Channel   Wide straight or waterway between two landmasses that lie closer to eachother deep part of a river or other waterway  
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Climate   Is the usual predicatable pattern of weather in and area over a long period of time  
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Current   Carry warm or cool water through the world's ocean  
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Drought   A long period of extreme dryness  
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Elevation   Heigh land above sea level  
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El Nino   The name "El Nino" was coined by early Spanish explorers in the Pacific  
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Gulf   Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline generally smaller and more deeply indented than 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 high winds and heavy rains  
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High Lattitude   These climates are generally cold but some severely cold than others  
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Island   Land area smaller than a continent completely surrounded by water  
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Landforms   Individual features of the land  
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La Nina   Spanish for "girl" because the effects are the opposite of those in El Nino  
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Lake   A sizable inland body of water  
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Mountain   Land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill  
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Mountain Range   A series of connected mountains  
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Monsoon   Seaseonal wind that blows over a continent for months at a time  
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Mid-Latitude Climate   Temperate climate (think seasons) extend from 231]/2 degress north to 60 degress north and from 23 1/2 degress south to 60 degress south  
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Ocean   One of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents  
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Highland Climate   cool or cold climate that varies with elevation (like high up in the mountains)  
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Tropical Climate   Warm years round extends from the equtor to the Tropic of (23 1/2 degrees south)  
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Prevailing Wind   Movements of air that travel around the earth in a typical pattern  
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Dry Climate   Dry to partially dry areas with little to no rain; temperatures can range from very cold to very hot  
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Typhoon   Name of a turricane in Asia  
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Tornado   Funnel-shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during a thunderstorm  
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Tropics   Low lattitude region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic and the Tropic of Capricorn  
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Mountain   Land with steep sides that rise sharply (1,000 ft 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   Unpredictable 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 surrounded 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 300-3,000 ft high  
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Physical Feature   Characteristics pf a place-naturally occurring like landforms, climate, recources  
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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 completely surrounded by land  
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Strait   Narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water  
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Valcano   Mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth  
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Valley   Are of lowland between hills and mountains  
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