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chap1 vocab2
| 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 presictable pattern of weather over a long period of time |
| current | moving streams of water in the world's ocean's ;affect climate |
| drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage |
| elevation | height above sea level |
| landform | individual of the land |
| gulf | part of a large body of water that enstends inland; larger than a bay |
| harbor | a sheltered place along a shoreline where shipscan anchor safely |
| hurricane | violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfall |
| island | land completely surrounded by water |
| lake | a sizeable inland body of water |
| high-latitude climate | cold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the North Pole and form 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 Capricorn (23 1/2 degrees south) |
| mid-latitude climate | temperate climate exend from 231 1/2 degrees south to 60 degrees south |
| prevailing wind | movement of air that travel around the earth in a typical pattern |
| El Nino | caused by the combination of tempeture wind and water. formed when cold winds from the north are weak. pacific oceans gets warmer. occurs every 3 years |
| La Nina | eastern winds become strong and the opposite of El Nino occurs-pacific ocean get cooler |
| dry climate | dry to partially dry areas with little to no rain; tempetures can range from very cold to very hot |
| typhoon | name for a hurricane in Asia |
| tornado | funnel-shaped windstorm;sometimees forms during a thunderstorm |
| tropics | low latitude region between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capircorn |
| mountain | land with steep sides that rise sharply (1,000 ft or more) from surrounding land |
| moutanin range | a series of connected mountains |
| monsoon | seasonal wind that blows over a continent for a long period of time |
| weather | unpredictable changes in thes air that takes place in a short period of time |
| peninsula | body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocean surrounded on three sides of water |
| plain | area of low land at low elevation usually 300-3,000 ft high |
| plateau | flat or rolling land at low elevation; coveres with grass |
| physical feature | characteristics of a plane-naturally occuring like landforms climate and resources |
| river | large natural stream of water that runs through land |
| sea | large body of water partially or completing surrounding by land |
| straight | narrow strech of water joining 2 larger bodies of water |
| ocean | 1 of the 4 major bodies of water that surround continents |
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