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Chapter 22
Lesson #1 (pp. 541-547)
Word | Definition |
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harbor | place where a ship at anchor is protected from the wind and waves of the ocean |
port | place where products are loaded onto or taken off of ships |
deposit | large amount of a mineral found in a given place in the earth |
permafrost | layer of soil that is frozen all year long in the Arctic regions |
tree line | the line in the northern regions beyond which trees cannot grow |
marine climate | climate such as the mild, wet climate of Canada's Pacific coast, that is affected by a nearby ocean |
continental climate | a climate in which there is a great difference between summer and winter because the ocean is far away |
coniferous | cone-bearing |