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chap2-3vocab

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bay   part of large body of water that extends to shore line  
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channel   wide stait or water way between two land masses  
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current   moving stream of water in the worlds oceans  
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drought   long periods wothout water/ very dry  
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landform   individual peices of land  
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gulf   large body of water smaller than ocean larger than bay  
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harbor   a shelter place along shore line  
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island   land completly surronded by water  
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lake   a ziseable inland body of water  
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el nino   caused by the combo of temp., wind, and water  
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la nina   eastern winds become stong and the oppposite of el nino  
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mountain   land with steep sides that rise sharply 1000ft or more  
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mountain range   series of mountains  
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monsoon   non stop rain  
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peninsula   body of land surronded on three sides of water  
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plain   area of low land covered by grass  
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plateu   flat or rolling land at high elevation  
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river   large natural stream of water that run through land  
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sea   large body of water partially surrounded by land  
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strait   narrow stretch of water joining to larger bodies  
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ocean   one of four bodies of salt water that surrond the continents  
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volcano   mountain created by liquid rock  
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valley   area of lowland between hills or mountains  
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elevation   height above sea level  
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hurricane   vilant winds`  
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highland climate   cool or cold climate  
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high latatude climate   cold climates lies from 60 degreese to the north of the north pole  
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tropical climate   warm year round weather  
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mid latitude climate   temperate climate  
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prevailing winds   movements of air  
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dry climate   dry weather  
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typhoon   name of hurricane in asia  
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tornado   funnel shaped wind storms  
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tropics   low latitude region  
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weather   unpredictable changes in the air that take place in a short period of time  
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physical feature   characteristics of a place  
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