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Final Exam Review 3
Chap3Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Prevailing Wind | movements of air that travel around the earth in a 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 | name for a hurricane in Asia |
Tornado | funnel-shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during a thunderstorm |
Tropics | low latitude region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn |
Mountain | land with steep sides that rise sharply (1,000ft or more) from surrounding land |
Mountain Range | a series of connected mountains |
Monsoon | seasonal wind that blows over a continent of 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 ocean surrounded 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 300-3000 ft high |
Physical Feature | characteristics of a place -naturally occurring like landforms, climate,resources |
River | large natural stream of water that runs through land |
Sea | large body of water partially or completely 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 contients |
Volcano | moutain created as liquid rock and ash erupts from inside the earth |
Valley | area of lowland between hills and mountains |