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praxis geo phys char
physical characteristic terms for praxis II geography 0014
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| archipelago | a chain or group of islands in a sea or ocean |
| atoll | a ring or partial ring or coral that forms an island in a sea or ocean |
| bluff | a cliff |
| butte | a high isolated flat top rock or hill with steep sides formed by the impact of tectonic plates |
| canyon | deep valley carved by a river with very steep sides includes a deep gorge with a running stream or river |
| cape | a narrow pointed piece of land that juts out from the coastline into a body of water |
| cave | a large hole or hollow in the ground or side of a mountain |
| cavern | a cave especially large and dark |
| cliff | a steep face of rock and soil |
| col | a mountain pass; a depression in the summit line of a chain of mountains |
| continent | a large mass of land, of which there are seven, that covers a specific area of Earth's surface |
| delta | silt, sand and rock which is low watery land formed at the mouth of a river and often shaped like a triangle |
| isle | a small island or peninsula |
| islet | a small island usually isolated |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger pieces with water on two sides |
| mesa | an isolated land or hill usually in a dry area with a flat top and steeply sloping sides |
| pininsul | a body ofland surrounded by water on 3 sides |
| pinnacle | the hightest point of rock, ice or land |
| bay | an area of water partly enclosed by land and smaller than a gulf |
| canal | an artificial waterway constructed for irrigation, drainage, river overflows, water supplies, communication or navigation |
| channel | a body of water that connects 2 larger bodies of water |
| cove | a horseshoe shaped body of water along the goast surrounded by land formed of soft rock |
| estuary | a location where the river meets the ocean |
| fjord | a long narrow sea inlet bordered by steep cliffs |
| gulf | a part of ocean or sea that is partly surrounded by land, larger than a bay |
| sound | a wide inlet of sea or ocean that is parallel to coastline. it seperates coastlines from nearby islands |
| strait | a narrow body of water that connects two larget bodies of water |
| tributary | a stream or river that flows into a larger waterway |
| climate | the long term pattern of weather in a specific area on earth |
| tropical climate | high temperatures year round with large amounts of rain |
| dry climate | limited rains with huge daily temperature ranges |
| temperate climate | warm and dry summers with cool wet winters |
| cold (continental) climate | seasonal temperatures vary wideless and overall precipitation is not high; found on the interiour or large land masses |
| polar climate | extremely cold with permanent ice and tundra present |
| biome | a large geographical area of distinctive plant life and animal life groups with have adapted to that particular environment. there are 9: alpine, chaparral, deciduous forest, desert, grasslands, rainforest, savanna, taiga, tundra |
| alpine | snow, high winds, ice and cold. Mountain regions around the world with an altitude of 10,000 feet or above and lies below the snow line of a mountain |
| chaparral | deserts. hot and dry (fire and droughts are common) Located on most continents with flat plains, rocky hills and mountain slopes |
| deciduous forest | four seperate seasons; general located near an ocean which aids to the wind and precipitation |
| desert | 2 types 1) hot and dry with little rainfall - located in tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn 2) extremely cold and snow, mostly barren - found near the arctic |
| grasslands | 2 types 1) tall grass, humid and very wet and 2) short grasses, dry and hot summers with cold winters |
| rainforest | year round warmth and high rainfall levels. Most lie near equator |
| savanna | warm temberatures year round with 2 seasons winter - long and dry and summer - short and wet. |
| taiga | boreal forest - largest biome in world - winers are cold with much snow and summers are warm, humid and rainy |
| tundra | coldests and drieest biome, cold, dark winter with soggy warm summer in which the sun shines 24 hours/day |
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