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unit 1 vocab ms.phil
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cold climate lines from 60 degrees north to the North Pole and from 60 degrees south to the South Pole | high-latitude climate |
| cool or cold climate that varies with elevation (like high up in the mountains) | highland climate |
| warm year round extends from the equater to the Tropic of Cancer (23 1/2 degrees north) and from the equator to the Tropic of Capricorn (23 1/2 degrees south) | tropical climate |
| temperature climate extend from 23 1/2 degrees north to 60 degrees north and from 23 1/2 degrees south | mid-latitude climate |
| movements of air that travel around the earth in a typical pattern | prevailing wind |
| caused by the combination of temperature wind and water. Formed when cold winds from the north are weak. Pacific Ocean gets warmer. Occurs every 3 years. | El Nino |
| Eastern winds become strong and the opposite of El Nino occurs-Pacific Ocean gets cooler | La Nina |
| channel | wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other |
| climate | usual predictable pattern of weather over a long period of time |
| current | moving streams of water in the world's oceans |
| drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage |
| dry climate | dry to partially dry areas with little to no rain; (temperatures go from high to low) |
| elevation | height above sea level |
| gulf | part of a large body of water that enstends inland |
| harbor | a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely |
| hurricane | violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfall |
| island | land completley surrounded by water |
| landforms | indivisiual features of the land |
| lake | a sizable insland body of water |
| mountain | land with steep sides tha rises sharply from surrounding land |
| mountain range | a series of connected mountains |
| monsoon | unpredictable changes in the air that take place in a short period of time |
| ocean | one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents |
| plateau | flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3,000 ft high |
| peninsula | body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded on three sides by water |
| plains | area of low land at low elevation; covered with grass |
| physical feature | characteristic of a place occurring naturally such as a landform body of water climate pattern or resource |
| river | large natural stream of water that runs through the land |
| sea | large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land |
| strait | narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water |
| tropics | low latitude region between |
| typhoon | name of hurricane in Asia |
| tornado | funnel-shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during a thunderstorm |
| valley | area of low land between hills or mountains |
| volcano | mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth |
| weather | unpredictable changes in the air that take place in a short period of time |
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britt&aj
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