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Unit one vocab

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Bay   part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline,generally smaller than a gulf.  
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Channel   Wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other;deep part of a river or other waterway  
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Climate   usual,predictable pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time.  
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High latitude climate   co;d 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 moutains)  
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Tropical climate   Warm year round extends from the equator to the tropic of Cancer and from the equator to the tropic of Capricorn  
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Mid Lattitude climate   temperate climate extend from 231/2degrees north to 60 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 temperature wind and water. Formed when cold wind occurs from the north are weak. Pacific ocean gets warmer. Occurs every 3 years.  
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La Nina   Eastern winds become strong andthe opposite of El Nino occurs -Pacific Ocean gets cooler.  
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Current   moving streams of water in the worlds oceans, which affect the climate of land areas  
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Culture   way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs.  
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Drought   long period of extreme dryness and water shortages  
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Dry Climate   Dry or partcially dry areas that recieve little or no rainfall.  
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Elevation   hieght of land above sea level.  
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Ethnic Group   people who share a common culture,language,or history.  
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Gulf   part of a large bodu of water that extends into a shortline, generally larger and more deeply intended than a bay.  
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Harbor   a sheltered place along a shoreline were ships can anchor safely  
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Hurricane   violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rains.  
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Island   land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water.  
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Lake   a sizable inland body of water  
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Mountain   Land with steep sides that rises shrply from surrounding high land;generally larger and more rugged than a hill.  
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Mountain Range   A series of connected mountaind.  
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Ocean   one of the four major bodies of salt water that surrounded the continents  
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Plateau   area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300-300,000 feet high.  
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penninsula   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 elevation;and covered in grass  
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physical features   characteristics of a place naturaully occurring like landforms,climate,resources  
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river   large natural stream of water that runs through land.  
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sea   rge body of water particially or completely surrounded by land  
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strait   narrow strech of water joining two larger bodies of water.  
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ocean   one of the four major bodies of water that surround the continent  
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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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typhoon   name of a hurricane in Asia  
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tropics   low lattitude region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn  
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tornado   funnel-shaped windstorm;sometimes forms during a thunder storm.  
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