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Land And Climate
Alphabox Geography Unit 1 Land and Climate Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bay | Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf? |
| Channel | Wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other; deep part of a river or waterway? |
| Climate | Usual, predictable pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time? |
| Current | Moving streams of water in the world's oceans, which affect the climate of land areas? |
| Hurricane | Violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rains? |
| Drought | Long period of extreme dryness and water shortages? |
| Elevation | Height above sea level? |
| El Nino | Combination of temperature, wind and water affects in the pacific ocean that causes heavy rain in some areas and drought in others? |
| Harbor | A sheltered place along a shore line where ships can anchor safely? |
| Gulf | Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and deeply indented than a bay? |
| High-Latitude Climate | Cold climate lies from 60 degrees North to the North Pole and from 60 degrees South to the South Pole? |
| Highland Climate | Cool or cold climate that varies with elevation (like high up in the mountains, for example)? |
| Island | Land area, smaller than a Continent, completely surrounded by water? |
| Tropical Climate | Warm year round extends from the tropic of cancer and from the equator to the tropic of Capricorn? |
| Mid Latitude Climate | Temperate climate (think seasons) extends from 231/2 degrees North to 60 degrees North and from 23 1/2 degrees south to 60 degrees south? |
| Prevailing Wind | Movements of air that travel around the world in a typical pattern? |
| La Nina | Eastern winds become strong and the opposite of El Nino occurs - Pacific Ocean gets cooler? |
| Landforms | Individual features of the land? |
| Lake | A sizable island body of water? |
| Mountain | Land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill? |
| Mountain Range | A series of connected mountains? |
| Monsoon | Seasonal wind than blows over a Continent for months at a time? |
| Ocean | One of the four major bodies of salt water that surrounds the continents? |
| Plateau | Area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300-3,000 feet high? |
| Peninsula | Body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides of water? |
| Plains | Area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses? |
| Physical Features | Characteristic of a place occurring naturally, such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern, or resource? |
| Weather | Unpredictable changes in the air that take place in a short period of time? |
| River | Large natural stream of water that runs through land? |
| Sea | Large body of water partially or completely surrounded by land? |
| Strait | Narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water? |
| Ocean | One of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the Continents? |
| Volcano | Mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth? |
| Valley | Area of lowland between hills and mountains? |
| Tropics | Low Latitude region between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn? |
| Typhoon | Name for a hurricane in asia? |
| Tornado | Funnel-Shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during a thunderstorm? |
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