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bay | part of a large body of water the extends into the shoreline |
channel | wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that line close to each other |
climate | usual predicatble patterns of water over a long period of time |
current | moving streams of water in the world's oceans; affects climate |
drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage |
elevation | height above sea level |
landform | individual features of the land |
gulf | part of a large body of water that exstends inland; larger then a bay |
harbor | a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely |
hurricane | viotent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfall |
island | land completely surrounded by water |
lake | a sizeable inland body of water |
high-latitude climate | cold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the North Pole and from 60 degrees south of the South pole |
highland climate | cool or cold climate that varies with elevation (like high up in the mountians) |
tropical cimate | 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 Capicorn (23 1/2 degrees south) |
mid-latitude climate | temperate climate (think seasons) extand from 23 1/2 degrees north to 60 degrees north and from 23 1/2 degrees south to 60 degrees south |
prevailing wind | movements of air that travel around the earth in a typical pattern |
El Nino | caused by the combination of temperature wind and water formed when cold winds from the north are weak pacific ocean gets warmer occurs every three years |