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Final Exam Review II & III

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part of a large body of water tha extends into the shorline   Bay  
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wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other   Channel  
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usual predictable pattern of weather over a long period of time   Climate  
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moving streams of water in the world's oceans; affects climate   Current  
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long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage   Drought  
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height above sea level   Elevation  
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individual features of land   Landform  
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part of a large body of water that enstends inland; larger than a bay   Gulf  
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a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely   Harbor  
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violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfall   Hurricane  
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land completely surrounded by water   Island  
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a sizeable inland body of water   Lake  
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cold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the North Pole and 60 degrees south to the South Pole   High-Latitude Climate  
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cool or cold climate that varies with elevation(like high up in the mountains)   Highland Climate  
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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  
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temperature climate extend from 231/3 degrees south to 60 degrees south   Mid-Latitude Climate  
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movements of air that travel around earth in a typical pattern   Prevailing Wind  
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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  
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eastern winds become strong and the opposite of El Nino occurs Pacific Ocean gets cooler   La Nina  
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dry to partially dry areas with little to no rain; temperatures can range from very cold to very hot   Dry Climate  
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name for a hurricane in Asia   Typhoon  
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funnel shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during a thunderstorm   Tornado  
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low latitude region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn   Tropics  
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land with steep sides that rise sharply from surrounding land   Mountain  
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a series of connected mountains   Mountain Range  
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seasonal winds that blows over a continent for a long period of time   Monsoon  
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unpredictable changes in the air that takes place in a short period of time   Weather  
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body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocean surrounded on three sides of water   Peninsula  
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area of low land at low elevation; covered with grass   Plain  
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flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3,000 feet high   Plateau  
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characteristics of a place naturally occuring like landforms, climates, resources   Physical Features  
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