finalexam reivew 3 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
La Nina | eastern winds become strong and the opposite of El Nino occurs-Pacific Ocean gets colder |
dry climate | dry to partially dry areas with little to no rain;tempatures can range from very cold to very hot |
typhoon | name for a hurricane in Asia |
tornado | funnel-shaped windstorm; sometimes foems during a thunderstorm |
tropics | low latitude region between the Tropic of Cancer and trhe Tropic of Capricorn |
mountain | land with steep sides that rise sharply(1,000 ft or more) from surrounding land |
moutain range | a series of connected mountains |
monsoon | seasonal wind that blows over a continent for a long period of time |
weather | unpredictable changes in the air that take place ina short period of time |
peninsula | body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocean surrounded on three sides by water |
plain | area of low land atr low elevation; coverd with grass |
plateau | flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3000 ft high |
physical feature | charateristics of a place-naturally occuring like landforms, climate, reasouces |
river | large natural stream of water that runs through land |
sea | large body of water partically or completely surrounded by land |
strait | narrow strech of water joining two larger bodies of water |
ocean | one of the four major bodies of salt water that surrounded the cointinets |
volcano | mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth |
valley | area of lowland between hills and mountains |
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