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chap2-3vocab
| 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 |