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Land/Climate Voc
Unit 1 Chapter 2 and 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline | bay |
| wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other | channel |
| usual predicatble pattern of weather over a ong period of time | climate |
| moving streams of water in the world's oceans; affects climate | current |
| long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage | drought |
| height above sea level | elevation |
| individual features of the land | landform |
| part of a large body of water that enstends inland; larger than a bay | gulf |
| a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely | harbor |
| violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfall | hurricane |
| land completely surrounded by water | island |
| a sizeable inland body of water | lake |
| cold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the North Pole and from 60 degrees south to the South Pole | high-latitude climate |
| cool or cold climate that varies with elevation (like high up in the mountains) | highland climate |
| 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 (23 1/2 degreees south) | tropical climate |
| temperate climate (think seasons) extend from 231/2degrees north to 60 degrees north and from 23 1/2 degrees south to 60 degrees south | mid-latitude climate |
| movements of air that travel around the earth in a typical pattern. | prevailing wind |
| Caused by the combination of temperature wind and water. Formed when cold winds from the north are weak. Pacific Ocean gets warmer. Occurs every 3 years. | El Nino |
| Eastern winds become strong and the opposite of El Nino occurs-Pacific Ocean gets cooler. | La Nina |
| dry to partially dry areas with little to no rain; temperatures can range from very cold to very hot | dry climate |
| name for a hurricane in Asia | typhoon |
| funnel-shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during a thunderstorm | tornado |
| low latitude region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn | tropics |
| land with steep sides that rise sharply (1,000 ft or more) from surrounding land | mountain |
| a series of connected mountains | mountain range |
| seasonal wind that blows over a continent for a long period of time | monsoon |
| unpredictable changes in the air that take place in a short period of time | weather |
| body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocean surrounded on three sides by water | peninsula |
| area of low land at low elevation; covered with grass | plain |
| flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3,0000 ft high | plateau |
| characteristics of a place-naturally occurring like landforms, climate, resources | physical feature |
| large natural stream of water that runs through land | river |
| large body of water partially or competely surrounded by land | sea |
| narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water | strait |
| one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents | ocean |
| mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth | volcano |
| area of lowland between hills and mountains | valley |
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