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geo. final review
chapters 2&3 unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bay | a part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline |
| Channel | a wide straight or waterway between two landmasses tha vlie close to each other |
| Climate | usual predicatble pattern of weather over a long period of time |
| Current | movingstreams of water in the world's oceans; affects climate |
| Drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage |
| Elevation | the height above sea level |
| Landform | ndividual features of the land |
| Gulf | a part of a large body of water that extend inland; larger than a bay |
| Harbor | a sheltered place along a sholreline where ships can anchor safely |
| Hurricane | violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfall |
| Island | land completely surrounded byb water |
| Lake | a sizeable inland body of water |
| High-Latitude Climate | cold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the North pole and from 60 degrees south to the South pole |
| Highland Climate | cool or cold climate that varies with elevation ( like high pu in the mountains) |
| Tropical Climate | warm year round extendes from th e equator to the tropic of cancer (23 1/2 degrees north) and from the equator to the tropic of capricorn (23 1/2 degrees south) |
| Mid-Latitude Climate | temperate climate (think seasons) extend from 23 1/2 degrees north to 60 degrees north and from 23 1/2 degrees south to 60 degrees south |
| Prevailing Wind | the movements of air that travel around the earth in typical pattern |
| El Nino | caused by the combination of temperature wind and water |
| La Nina | formed when cold winds from the north are weak. Pacific ocean gets warmer , occurs every 3 years |
| Dry Climate | dry to partially dry areas with little to no rain; temperatures can range from very cold to very hot |
| Typhoon | a name for a hurricane in asia |
| Tornado | funnel-shaped windstorm; sometines forms during a thunderstorm |
| Mountain | land with steep sides that rise sharply (1,000 ft or more) from surrounding land |
| Monuntain Range | a series of connected mountains |
| Monsoon | seasonal wind that blows over a continet for a long period of time |
| Weather | un preictable changes in the air that take place in a short period of time |
| Peninsula | a body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocean surrounded on three sides by water |
| Plain | an area of low land elevation; covered with grass |
| Plateau | a flat of rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3,000 ft high |
| Physical Feature | the characteristics of a place-naturally occurring like landforms, climate, and resources |
| River | a large natural streams of water that runs through land |
| Sea | a large body of water partially of competely surrounded by land |
| Strait | narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water |
| Ocean | one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents |
| Volcano | a mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth |
| Vally | an area of lowland between hills and mountains |
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