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calvert 6 geography
geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| weather | unpredictable changes in air that take place over a short period of time |
| climate | usual, predictable patterns of weather |
| tropics | low latitudes region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; near the equator |
| drought | long period of extreme dryness |
| El Nino | combination of temperature, wind, and water effects in the Pacific Ocean that causes heavy rains in some areas and drought in others |
| La Nina | pattern of unusual weather in the Pacific Ocean that has the opposite effects of El Nino |
| current | moving streams of water in the world's oceans |
| local wind | pattern of wind caused by landforms in a particular area |
| rain shadow | dry area on the inland side of coastal mountains |
| greenhouse effect | buildup of certain gases in the atmosphere that, like a greenhouse, hold more of the sun's warmth |
| rain forest | dense forest that receives high amounts of rain each year |
| water vapor | water in the form of gas |
| water cycle | process in which water goes from oceans, to air, to ground, and back to oceans |
| evaporation | sun's heat turns liquid water into water vapor |
| condensation | when water vapor changes back into a liquid |
| precipitation | the form in which water falls back to earth |
| collection | when streams and rivers carry water back to the ocean |
| groundwater | water that fills tiny holes and cracks in the rock layers beneath the earth |
| aquifer | underground rock layers that water flows through |
| elevation | height above seal level |
| plain | low-lying stretches of flat or gently rolling land |
| plateau | flat, with higher elevation than plains |
| isthmus | narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land |
| peninsula | piece of land with water on three sides |
| island | body of land smaller than a continent and completely surrounded by water |
| continental shelf | plateau that stretches for several miles underwater |
| trench | lowest spots in the earth's crust |
| strait | narrow body of water between two pieces of land |
| channel | wider passage than a strait |
| delta | is formed when soil and sand build up over time |
| savannah | broad grassland in the Tropics with few trees |
| marine west coast climate | weather pattern characterized by rainy and mild winters and cool summers |
| Mediterranean climate | weather pattern characterized by mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers |
| humid continental climate | weather pattern characterized by long, cold, snowy winters and short, hot summers |
| humid subtropical climate | weather pattern characterized by hot, humid, rainy summers and short, mild winters |
| subarctic | weather pattern characterized by severely cold, bitter winters and short, cool summers |
| tundra | vast rolling treeless plain in high latitude climates in which only the top few inches of ground thaw in summer |
| glaciers | giant slow-moving sheets of ice |
| typhoons | a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans |
| monsoons | tremendous seasonal winds that blow over continents for months at a time; found mainly in Asia and some areas in Africa |
| rain forest | dense forest that receives high amounts of rain each year |
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lauriehoward
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