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land and climate
unit 1 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cold climate lies 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 equator to the tropic of cancer (23 1/2 degrees north) and from the equator to the tropic capricorn (23 1/2 degrees south) | tropical climate |
| temperate climate (think seasons) extend from 231/2degrees north to 60 degrees north and from 23 1/2 degrees south to 60 degrees south | mid-latitude |
| movements of air that travel atound the earth in typical pattern | prevailing wind |
| caused by the combination or temperature wind and water. formed when cold winds from the north are weak. pacific ocean gest warmer.Occurs every 3 years | El Nino |
| Eastern winds become strong and the opposite of El Nino occurs-Pacific ocean gets cooler | La Nina |
| part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline | bay |
| wide strait or waterway between two landmass that lie close to eachother | channel |
| usual predictable pattern of weather over a long period of time | climate |
| refers to or partially dry areas that recieve little or no rainfall | Dry climate |
| seasonal wind that blows over the continent for a period of time | monsoon |
| usual predictable pattern of weather over a long period of time | current |
| long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage | drought |
| height above sea level | elevation |
| individual features of the land | landform |
| part of a large body of water that enstends inland; larger than a bay | gulf |
| a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely | harbor |
| violent tropical strom with high winds and heavy rainfall | hurricane |
| land completely surrounded by water | island |
| a sizeable inland body of water | lake |
| area or lowland between hills and moutains | valley |
| mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth | volcano |
| one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents | ocean |
| narrow and stetch of water joining two larger bodies of water | strait |
| large body of water partially or competely surrounded by land | sea |
| large natural stream of water that runs through land | river |
| characteristics of a place-naturally occurring like landforms, climate, resources | physical feature |
| flat or rolling land high elevation usually 300-3,000ft high | plateau |
| area of low land at low elevation; covered with grass | plain |
| body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocean surrounded on three sides by water | peninsula |
| unpredictable changes in the air that take place in a short period of time | weather |
| a seriesvof connected mountains | moountain range |
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