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chap2/3vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |