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Land/Climate Vocab
Unit one vocab
| 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 other waterway |
| Climate | usual,predictable pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time. |
| High latitude climate | co;d 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 moutains) |
| Tropical climate | Warm year round extends from the equator to the tropic of Cancer and from the equator to the tropic of Capricorn |
| Mid Lattitude climate | temperate climate extend from 231/2degrees 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 earth in a typical pattern |
| El Nino | Caused by the combination of temperature wind and water. Formed when cold wind occurs from the north are weak. Pacific ocean gets warmer. Occurs every 3 years. |
| La Nina | Eastern winds become strong andthe opposite of El Nino occurs -Pacific Ocean gets cooler. |
| Current | moving streams of water in the worlds oceans, which affect the climate of land areas |
| Culture | way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs. |
| Drought | long period of extreme dryness and water shortages |
| Dry Climate | Dry or partcially dry areas that recieve little or no rainfall. |
| Elevation | hieght of land above sea level. |
| Ethnic Group | people who share a common culture,language,or history. |
| Gulf | part of a large bodu of water that extends into a shortline, generally larger and more deeply intended than a bay. |
| Harbor | a sheltered place along a shoreline were ships can anchor safely |
| Hurricane | violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rains. |
| Island | land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water. |
| Lake | a sizable inland body of water |
| Mountain | Land with steep sides that rises shrply from surrounding high land;generally larger and more rugged than a hill. |
| Mountain Range | A series of connected mountaind. |
| Ocean | one of the four major bodies of salt water that surrounded the continents |
| Plateau | area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300-300,000 feet high. |
| penninsula | body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocean surrounded on three sides by water |
| plain | area of low elevation;and covered in grass |
| physical features | characteristics of a place naturaully occurring like landforms,climate,resources |
| river | large natural stream of water that runs through land. |
| sea | rge body of water particially or completely surrounded by land |
| strait | narrow strech of water joining two larger bodies of water. |
| ocean | one of the four major bodies of water that surround the continent |
| volcano | mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth |
| valley | area of lowland between hills and mountains |
| typhoon | name of a hurricane in Asia |
| tropics | low lattitude region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn |
| tornado | funnel-shaped windstorm;sometimes forms during a thunder storm. |
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