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