Term | Definition |
bay | part of large body of water that extends to shore line |
channel | wide stait or water way between two land masses |
current | moving stream of water in the worlds oceans |
drought | long periods wothout water/ very dry |
landform | individual peices of land |
gulf | large body of water smaller than ocean larger than bay |
harbor | a shelter place along shore line |
island | land completly surronded by water |
lake | a ziseable inland body of water |
el nino | caused by the combo of temp., wind, and water |
la nina | eastern winds become stong and the oppposite of el nino |
mountain | land with steep sides that rise sharply 1000ft or more |
mountain range | series of mountains |
monsoon | non stop rain |
peninsula | body of land surronded on three sides of water |
plain | area of low land covered by grass |
plateu | flat or rolling land at high elevation |
river | large natural stream of water that run through land |
sea | large body of water partially surrounded by land |
strait | narrow stretch of water joining to larger bodies |
ocean | one of four bodies of salt water that surrond the continents |
volcano | mountain created by liquid rock |
valley | area of lowland between hills or mountains |
elevation | height above sea level |
hurricane | vilant winds` |
highland climate | cool or cold climate |
high latatude climate | cold climates lies from 60 degreese to the north of the north pole |
tropical climate | warm year round weather |
mid latitude climate | temperate climate |
prevailing winds | movements of air |
dry climate | dry weather |
typhoon | name of hurricane in asia |
tornado | funnel shaped wind storms |
tropics | low latitude region |
weather | unpredictable changes in the air that take place in a short period of time |
physical feature | characteristics of a place |