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climate

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bay part of a large body of water
drought long periods of time without water
gulf small body of water
ocean one of the four major landforms of salt water that surrounded continents
Sea large body of water partially or completely surrounded by water
strait narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water
elevation height above land above sea level
lake a sizeable inland body of water
mountain land with steep sides that rise sharply from surrounding land generally larger and more rugged than a hill
mountain range a series of connected mountains
island land area smaller than a continent completely surrounded by water
peninsula body of land jutting into a loak or ocean surrounded by three sides of water
plateau area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation about 300-3000 feet high
harbor a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely
tornado tunnel shaped storm that destroys everything
channel wide straight or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other
climate usual predocatable pattern of weather over a long period of time
current moving streams of water in the world's oceans;affects climate
landform individual features of the land
hurricane violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfall
high-lattitude climate cold climates lies from 60 degrees north to the North Pole and from 60 degrees south to the South Pole
highland climate cold or cool climate
tropical climate warm year round from tropic of cancer and capricorn
mid-lat temperate climate 23 1/2 N and 23 1/2 S
prevailing wind travel around earth in typical pattern
El nino oppisite of la nina
La Nina Eastern winds aka opisite of el nino
dry climate dry areas with no rain
typhoon name for hurricane in Asia
tropics low latitude reigon between Tropic of cancer and capricorn
monsoon sesonal wind that blows over a continent for period of time
weather unpredictable changes in the air that take place in a short period of time
plain area of low elevation covered with grass
physical feature charecteristics of land
river natural stream of water that runs through land
volcano mountain created as liquid rock
valley area of lowland between hills and mountains
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