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unit 1 GEO!
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoerline generally smaller than a gulf | Bay |
| Wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other; deep part of a river or other waterway | Channel |
| usual, predictable patter of weather in an area over a long period of time | Climate |
| Moving stream of water in the world's ocean which affect the climate of land areas | Current |
| Way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs | Culture |
| long period of extreme dryness and water shortages | drought |
| height above sea level | Elevation |
| combination of temperatures, wind, and water effects in the pacificocean that causes heavy rains in some areas and drought in others | El Nino |
| people who share a common culture, language, or history | Ethnic group |
| part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay | Gulf |
| cold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the north pole anf from 60degrees south to the southpole | High-latitude climate |
| cool or cold climate that varies with elevation (like high up a mountain) | highiland climate |
| Violent tropical storms with high winds and heavy rain | hurricane |
| land area smaller than a continent completely surrounded by water | island |
| a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely | Harbor |
| individual features of the land | landforms |
| a sizeable inland of body of water | Lake |
| land with steep sides tat sides that sides sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill | Mountain |
| a series of connected mountains | Mountain range |
| seasonal wind that blows over a continent for month at a time | Monsoon |
| temperatures climate (think seasons) extend from 321/2degrees north and from 23 1/2 degrees south | Mid-latitude climate |
| one of the four maj bodies of salt watere that surrounds continents | ocean |
| area or flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300-3,000 feet high | plateau |
| body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded on three sides by water | Peninsula |
| area of level usually at low elevation and often covered with glasses | Plains |
| characteristic of a place occurring naturally, such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern, or resource | Physical feature |
| movements of air that travel around the earth in a typical pattern | Prevailing wind |
| large natural stream of water that runs through the land | river |
| large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land | sea |
| narrow stretch of water joinning two larger bodies of water | strait |
| low latitude region between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn | Tropics |
| warm year round extends from the equador to the tropic of caner 23 1/2 degrees south) | Tropical Climate |
| name for hurricane in asia | Typhoon |
| funnel-shaped windstorm that sometimes form during a severe thunderstorm | tornado |
| area of low land between hills or mountains | Valley |
| mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth | volcano |
| unpredictable changes in the air that take place over a short period of time | weather |
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StevenLMFAO01
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