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Final Exam II & III
Final Exam Review II & III
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| part of a large body of water tha extends into the shorline | Bay |
| wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other | Channel |
| usual predictable pattern of weather over a long period of time | Climate |
| moving streams of water in the world's oceans; affects climate | Current |
| long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage | Drought |
| height above sea level | Elevation |
| individual features of 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 storm with high winds and heavy rainfall | Hurricane |
| land completely surrounded by water | Island |
| a sizeable inland body of water | Lake |
| cold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the North Pole and 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 of Capricorn | Tropical Climate |
| temperature climate extend from 231/3 degrees south to 60 degrees south | Mid-Latitude Climate |
| movements of air that travel around 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. 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 |
| dry to partially dry areas with little to no rain; temperatures can range from very cold to very hot | Dry Climate |
| name for a hurricane in Asia | Typhoon |
| funnel shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during a thunderstorm | Tornado |
| low latitude region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn | Tropics |
| land with steep sides that rise sharply from surrounding land | Mountain |
| a series of connected mountains | Mountain Range |
| seasonal winds that blows over a continent for a long period of time | Monsoon |
| unpredictable changes in the air that takes place in a short period of time | Weather |
| body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocean surrounded on three sides of water | Peninsula |
| area of low land at low elevation; covered with grass | Plain |
| flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3,000 feet high | Plateau |
| characteristics of a place naturally occuring like landforms, climates, resources | Physical Features |
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