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landforms and climates
Question | Answer |
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part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline | |
wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other | |
usual predicatable pattern of weather over a ong period of time | |
moving streams of water in the world's oceans ; affects climate | |
long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage | |
height above sea level | |
individual features of the land | |
part of a large body of water that extends inland ; larger than a bay | |
a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safley | |
voilent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfall | |
land completely surrounded by water | |
a sizeable inland body of water | |
cold climate lies from 60 degress north to the north pole and from 60 degress south pole | |
cool or cold climate that varies with elevation(like high up in th moutains) | |
warm year round extends from the equator to the tropic of cancer (23 1/2 degress north ) and from the equator to the tropic capricorn (23 1/2 degress south ) | |
tempature climate (think season) extends from 231/2 degress north to 60 degress north and from south 23 1/2degress south to 60 degress south | |
movements of air that travel around the earth in a typical pattern |