LA History Ch 2 Voc
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Absolute location | Refers to a specific spot on earth
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| Relative location | explains where a place is in relation to other places around it.
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| navigable | the water is deep enough for safe travel by boats.
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| bayou | a small sluggish creek
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| elevation | height above sea level
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| alluvial | the soil is deposited by the river.
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| relief | the distance between the highest and lowest points.
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| topography | physical features of the land
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| estuary | the place where the river meets the sea
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| SWAMP | seasonally flooded forest
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| salt dome | formation of layers of rocks that rise upwards.
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| marsh | wet treeless prarie
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| geologist | a scientist that studies the origin history and structure of the earth
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| timezones | segment of world wide system for standardizing time
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| Weather | Current conditions of the atmosphere; temperature, precipitation and wind.
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| climate | the average weather of an area over a long period of time.
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| precipitation | any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmospherea dn reaches the ground, including rain, hail, sleet and snow.
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| hurricane | a severe windstorm that originates over tropical ocean waters and whose wind speeds are at least 74 mph; hurrican winds rotate around an eye and get energy from warm moist air.
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| tornado | a dangerous windstorm characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud; wind speeds, which move counter clockwise around a low pressure center, may reach as high as 300 mph.
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| growing season | the number of days between the last killing frost in spring and the first killing frost in the fall.
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| wetlands | swamps, marsh, and other areas that have a natural supply of water and are soaked or covered with water at least part of the year.
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| subsidence | the process by which coastal lands slowly sink.
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| barrier islands | a sea island that protexts the wetlands, estuaries and bays fro the direct impact of ocean waves.
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