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chap2/3vocab
Question | Answer |
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part of large body of water that extends to the shoreline | bay |
wide straight or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other | channel |
usual predictable pattern of weather over a long period of time | climate |
moving streams of water in the worlds oceans affects climate | current |
long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage | drought |
height above sea level | elevation |
indivisual features of the land | landform |
part of a large body of water that enstends inland larger than a bay | gulf |
a shelterd place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely | harbor |
violent tropical storm with high wind and heavy rainfall | hurricane |
land completely surrounded by water | island |
a seizable inland body of water | lake |
cold climate that varies with elevation like high up in the mountains | high-latitude climate |
cool or cold climate lies from 60dg's north to north pole | highland climate |
warm year round extends from equator to the T.O.C and from the T.O.Capricorn | tropical climate |
temp. climate ext. from 231/2dg.Nrth and from equator to the tropic of capricorn 231/2 degrees(dg) south | mid-latitude climate |
movements of air that travel around the earth in a typical pattern | prevailing wind |
caused by the combination of tempature wind and water formed when cold winds from the north are weak.Pacific ocean gets warmer occurs every three years. | El Nino |
Eastern winds become strong and the opposite of El Nino occurs-Pacific Ocean gets cooler | La Nina |
dry to partially with dry areas little to no rain | Dry Climate |