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finalexam review 1
chap 2 and 3 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bay | part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline |
| Channel | wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other |
| Climate | usual predicatble pattern of weather over a long period of time |
| current | moving streams of water in the world's ocean; affects climate |
| drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage |
| elevation | height above sea level |
| landform | individual features of the land gulf |
| gulf | part of a large body along a shoreline where ships can anchor safety |
| harbor | a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely |
| hurricane | violent tropical dtorm with high winds and heavy rainfall |
| island | land completely surrounded by water |
| lake | a sizeable inland body water |
| high-latitude climate | cold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the North Pole and 60 degrees south to the South Pole |
| highland climate | cool or cold climate that varies with elevation |
| tropical climate | warm year round extends from the equator to the Tropic of Cancer (23 1/2 degrees north) and from the equator to the Tropic of capicorn (23 1/2 degrees south) |
| mid- latitude climate | temp climate extend from 23 1/2 degrees north to 60 degrees north and from 23 1/2 degrees south to 60 degreees south |
| prevailing wind | movements of air that travel around the earth in a typical pattern |
| El Nino | caused by combination of temp. wind and water formed when cold winds from the north are weak. Pacific ocean gets warmer. Occurs every 3 years. |
| La Nina | Eatern winds become strong and toe opposite of El Nina occurs- Pacific Ocean gets cooler. |
| dry climate | dry to partically dry areas with little to no rain; temperatures can range from very cold to very hot |
| typhoon | name for a hurricane in Asia |
| tornado | funnel- shapped windstrom; sometimes forms during a thunderstorm |
| tropics | low latitude region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Cspricorn |
| mountain | land with steeo sides that rise sharply (1,000ft or more) from surronding land |
| mountain range | a series of connected mountains |
| monsoon | seasonal wind that blow over a continent for a long period of time |
| weather | unpredictable changes in the air that take place in a short period of time |
| peninsula | body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocena surrouned on three sides by water |
| plain | area of low land at low elevation;covered with grass |
| plateau | flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300- 30000 ft high |
| physiccal feature | characteristics of a place- naturally occurring like landforms climate, resources |
| river | large body of water partially or competely surrouned by land |
| sea | narrow stretch of water joining teo larger bodies of water |
| strait | narrow stretch of water joing two larger bodies of water |
| ocean | one of the for major bodies of salt water that surround the continents |
| volcano | mountain created a liqid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth |
| valley | area of lowland between hills and mountains |
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kyla09
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