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Vocab Chapter 1+2

Question	Answer
Bay	Part of a large body of water that exstends into a shoreline generally smaller than a gulf.
Channel	Wide straight or waterway between two landmasses that lie closer to eachother deep part of a river or other waterway
Climate	Is the usual predicatable pattern of weather in and area over a long period of time
Current	Carry warm or cool water through the world's ocean
Drought	A long period of extreme dryness
Elevation	Heigh land above sea level
El Nino	The name "El Nino" was coined by early Spanish explorers in the Pacific
Gulf	Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline generally smaller and more deeply indented than bay
Harbor	A sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely
Hurricane	Violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rains
High Lattitude	These climates are generally cold but some severely cold than others
Island	Land area smaller than a continent completely surrounded by water
Landforms	Individual features of the land
La Nina	Spanish for "girl" because the effects are the opposite of those in El Nino
Lake	A sizable inland body of water
Mountain	Land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill
Mountain Range	A series of connected mountains
Monsoon	Seaseonal wind that blows over a continent for months at a time
Mid-Latitude Climate	Temperate climate (think seasons) extend from 231]/2 degress north to 60 degress north and from 23 1/2 degress south to 60 degress south
Ocean	One of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents
Highland Climate	cool or cold climate that varies with elevation (like high up in the mountains)
Tropical Climate	Warm years round extends from the equtor to the Tropic of (23 1/2 degrees south)
Prevailing Wind	Movements of air that travel around the earth in a typical pattern
Dry Climate	Dry to partially dry areas with little to no rain; temperatures can range from very cold to very hot
Typhoon	Name of a turricane in Asia
Tornado	Funnel-shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during a thunderstorm
Tropics	Low lattitude region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic and the Tropic of Capricorn
Mountain	Land with steep sides that rise sharply (1,000 ft or more) from surrounding land
Mountain Range	A series of connected mountains
Monsoon	Seasonal wind that blows over a continent for a long period of time
Weather	Unpredictable changes in the air that take place in a short period of time
Peninsula	Body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocean surrounded on three sides by water
Plain	Area of low land at low elevation; covered with grass
Plateau	Flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3,000 ft high
Physical Feature	Characteristics pf a place-naturally occurring like landforms, climate, recources
River	Large natural stream of water that runs through land
Sea	Large body of water partially or completely surrounded by land
Strait	Narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water
Valcano	Mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth
Valley	Are of lowland between hills and mountains

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