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final review I
chapter terms 2 and 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bay 2 | part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline |
| channel 2 | wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other |
| climate | usual predictable pattern of weather over a long period of time |
| current | moving streams of water in the worlds oceans; affects climate |
| drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage |
| elevation2 | height above sea level |
| landform 2 | individual features of the land |
| gulf 2 | part of a large body of water that enstends inland; larger than a bay |
| harbor 2 | a sheltered place along a shoreline were ships can anchor safely |
| hurricane | violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfall |
| island 2 | land completely surrounded by water |
| lake 2 | a sizeabsle inland body od water |
| high-latitude climate | cold climate lies form 60 degrees north to the North Pole and from 60 degrees south to the South Pole |
| highland climate | cool and cold climate that varies wi4th elevation (like high up in the mountains) |
| tropical climate | warm year rounds extends from the equator to the Tropic of cancer (23 1/2 degrees north) from the equator to the Tropic of Capricorn (23 1/2 degrees south) |
| mid-latitude climate | temperate climate (thinks seasons) extend from 23 1/2 degrees north to e460 degrees north and from 23 1/2 degrees south to 60 degrees south |
| prevailing wind | movements of air that travel around the earth in a typical pattern. |
| El Nino | Caused by the combination of temperarture wind and water. |
| El nino cent. | formed when cold winds from the norht are week. Pacific oceean gets warmer. Occurs every 3 weeks. |
| La nina | Eastern winds become strong and the opposite of El nino occurs-Pacific gets colder |
| dry climate | dry to partially dry areas with little to no rain; temperaters can range from cold to very oht. |
| typhoon | name for a hurricanae. |
| tornado | funnel-shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during a thunderstorm. |
| tropics | low attitude region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Cancer. |
| mountain 2 | land with steep sides that rise shrply (1,000 ft. or more) from surrounding land |
| mountain range 2 | a series of connected mountains. |
| monsoon | seasonal wind that blows over a continent for a long period of time. |
| weather | unpredicteble changes in the air that take place in a short period of time. |
| peninsula 2 | body of lang jutting out into that take place in a short period of time. |
| plain 2 | area of low land at low elevation; covered with grass. |
| plateau 2 | flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3,000 ft. high. |
| physical feature 2 | characteristics of a place-naturally occuring like landforms, climate, resources. |
| river 2 | large natural stream of water that runs through land. |
| sea 2 | large body of water partially or competely surrounded by land. |
| strait 2 | narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water. |
| ocean 2 | one of the four major bodies of salt water that surrounded the continents. |
| volcano 2 | mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth |
| valley 2 | area of lowland between hills and mountains. |
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