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unit 1 vocab ms.phil

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cold climate lines from 60 degrees north to the North Pole and from 60 degrees south to the South Pole   high-latitude climate  
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cool or cold climate that varies with elevation (like high up in the mountains)   highland climate  
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warm year round extends from the equater to the Tropic of Cancer (23 1/2 degrees north) and from the equator to the Tropic of Capricorn (23 1/2 degrees south)   tropical climate  
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temperature climate extend from 23 1/2 degrees north to 60 degrees north and from 23 1/2 degrees south   mid-latitude climate  
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movements of air that travel around the earth in a typical pattern   prevailing wind  
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caused by the combination of temperature wind and water. Formed when cold winds from the north are weak. Pacific Ocean gets warmer. Occurs every 3 years.   El Nino  
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Eastern winds become strong and the opposite of El Nino occurs-Pacific Ocean gets cooler   La Nina  
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channel   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 world's oceans  
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drought   long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage  
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dry climate   dry to partially dry areas with little to no rain; (temperatures go from high to low)  
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elevation   height above sea level  
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gulf   part of a large body of water that enstends inland  
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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 rainfall  
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island   land completley surrounded by water  
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landforms   indivisiual features of the land  
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lake   a sizable insland body of water  
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mountain   land with steep sides tha rises sharply from surrounding land  
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mountain range   a series of connected mountains  
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monsoon   unpredictable changes in the air that take place in a short period of time  
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ocean   one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents  
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plateau   flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3,000 ft high  
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peninsula   body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded on three sides by water  
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plains   area of low land at low elevation; covered with grass  
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physical feature   characteristic of a place occurring naturally such as a landform body of water climate pattern or resource  
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river   large natural stream of water that runs through the land  
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sea   large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land  
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strait   narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water  
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tropics   low latitude region between  
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typhoon   name of hurricane in Asia  
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tornado   funnel-shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during a thunderstorm  
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valley   area of low land between hills or mountains  
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volcano   mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth  
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weather   unpredictable changes in the air that take place in a short period of time  
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