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climate/land vocab
unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline,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 |
| the usual, predictable pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time. | Climate |
| carries warm or cool water through the worlds oceans. | Current |
| way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs. | culture |
| a long period of extreme dryness | drought |
| height above sea level. | elevation |
| combination of temperature, wind, and water effects in the Pacific Ocean that causes heavy rains in some areas and drought in others. | El Nino |
| people who share a common culture, laungage, or history. | Ethnic group |
| part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply intended than a bay. | gulf |
| a sheltered place along along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely | harbor |
| violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rains. | hurricane |
| cold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the North Pole and from 60 degrees south to the South Pole. | High-latitude climate |
| body of land smaller then a continent and surrounded by water. | island |
| individual features of the land | landforms |
| Eastern winds become strong and the oppositeo of El Nino occurs pacific ocean gets cooler | La Nina |
| a stablized inland body of water | lake |
| land with steep sides that rises sharply 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 months at a time | Monsoon |
| temp. climate extend from 231/2 degrees north and from 23 1/2 degree south to 60 degrees south | Mid-latitude climate |
| one of the four major bodiers of salt water that surround the continents | ocean |
| area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300- 3,000 ft. high | plateau |
| body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water | Peninsula |
| area of level land, usually at a low elevation and often covered with grasses | plains |
| characteristic of a place occuring 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 way | Prevailing winds |
| large natural stream of water that runs through the land | river |
| large body ofwater completely or partly surrounded by land. | sea |
| narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water | strait |
| low-0 latitude region betweem the Trapic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn | Tropics |
| warm year round extends from the equator of the Tropic of Cancer and from the equator to the Tropic of Capricorn | Tropical Climate |
| a name for a hurricane in asia | Typhoon |
| funnel-shaped windstorm that sometimes forms during a severe thunderstorms | tornado |
| area of low land between hills or mountains | vally |
| mountain created as liguid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth | volcano |
| unpredictable changes in the air that take place over a short period of time | weather |
| cool or cold climate that varies with elevation (like high up in the mountain) | Highland Climate |
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