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Final Exam Review 2
Chapter 2 and 3 Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bay | Part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline |
| Channel | Wide straight or waterway between two landmasses that lie clos to each other |
| Climate | Usual predictable pattern of weather over a long period of time |
| Current | Moving steams of water in the world's oceans;affects climate |
| Drought | Long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage |
| Elevation | High above sea level |
| Landform | Individual features of the land |
| Gulf | Part of a lrarge body of water that extends inland;larger than a bay |
| Harbor | A sheltered place along the shoreline where ships can anchor safely |
| Hurricane | Violent tropical storm with high wings and heavy rainfall |
| Island | Land completeley 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 South to the South Pole |
| Highland Climate | Cool or cold climate that varies with evelation |
| Tropical Climate | Warm year round extends from the equator to the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn |
| Mid-latitude Climate | Temperature climate extend from 231/2 degrees north to 60 degrees north and 23 1/2 south |
| Prevailing Wind | Movements of air that travel around the earth in a typical pattern |
| El Nino | |
| La Nino | |
| Dry Climate | |
| Typhoon | |
| Tornado | |
| Tropics | |
| Mountain | |
| Mountain Range | |
| Monsoon | |
| Waether | |
| Peninsula | |
| Plain | |
| Plateau | |
| Physical Feature |