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Ch3vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| la nina | eastern winds become strong and the opposite of el nino occurs-pacific ocean gets colder |
| dry climate | dry to partially dry areas with little to no rain;temperatures can range from very cold to very hot |
| typhoon | name for a hurricane in asia |
| tornado | funnel-shaped windstorm;sometimes forms during a thunderstorm |
| tropics | low latitude region between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn |
| mountain | land with steep sides that rise sharply(1,000 ft or more)from surrounding land |
| mountain range | a series of connected mountains |
| monsoon | seasonal wind that blows over a continent for a long period of time |
| weather | unpredictable changes in the air that take place in a short period of time |
| peninsula | body of water jutting out into a lake or an ocean surrounded by water on three sides by water |
| plain | area of low land at low elevation;covered with grass |
| plateau | flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3,0000 ft high |
| physical feature | characteristics of a place-naturally ocurring like landforms,climate,resources |
| river | large natural stream of water that runs through land |
| sea | large body of water partially or completely surrounded by land |
| strait | narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water |
| ocean | one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents |
| volcano | mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth |
| valley | area of lowland between hills and mountains |