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| Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoerline generally smaller than a gulf | Bay
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| Wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other; deep part of a river or other waterway | Channel
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| usual, predictable patter of weather in an area over a long period of time | Climate
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| Moving stream of water in the world's ocean which affect the climate of land areas | Current
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| Way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs | Culture
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| long period of extreme dryness and water shortages | drought
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| height above sea level | Elevation
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| combination of temperatures, wind, and water effects in the pacificocean that causes heavy rains in some areas and drought in others | El Nino
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| people who share a common culture, language, or history | Ethnic group
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| part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay | Gulf
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| cold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the north pole anf from 60degrees south to the southpole | High-latitude climate
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| cool or cold climate that varies with elevation (like high up a mountain) | highiland climate
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| Violent tropical storms with high winds and heavy rain | hurricane
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| land area smaller than a continent completely surrounded by water | island
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| a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely | Harbor
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| individual features of the land | landforms
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| a sizeable inland of body of water | Lake
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| land with steep sides tat sides that sides sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill | Mountain
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| a series of connected mountains | Mountain range
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| seasonal wind that blows over a continent for month at a time | Monsoon
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| temperatures climate (think seasons) extend from 321/2degrees north and from 23 1/2 degrees south | Mid-latitude climate
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| one of the four maj bodies of salt watere that surrounds continents | ocean
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| area or flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300-3,000 feet high | plateau
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| body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded on three sides by water | Peninsula
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| area of level usually at low elevation and often covered with glasses | Plains
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| characteristic of a place occurring naturally, such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern, or resource | Physical feature
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| movements of air that travel around the earth in a typical pattern | Prevailing wind
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| large natural stream of water that runs through the land | river
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| large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land | sea
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| narrow stretch of water joinning two larger bodies of water | strait
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| low latitude region between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn | Tropics
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| warm year round extends from the equador to the tropic of caner 23 1/2 degrees south) | Tropical Climate
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| name for hurricane in asia | Typhoon
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| funnel-shaped windstorm that sometimes form during a severe thunderstorm | tornado
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| area of low land between hills or mountains | Valley
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| mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth | volcano
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| unpredictable changes in the air that take place over a short period of time | weather
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