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25 Cards in this Set
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Define climate |
weather that happens over a long period of time
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Name the 5 climate zones
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high, low, mid, highland, dry
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Define weather
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the daily change
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The timberline is found |
in a highland climate |
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A group of islands
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archipelago |
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Point of land that extends into a river, lake or ocean
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cape
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flat low lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
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delta
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part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline and bigger than coves and bays
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gulf
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land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water |
island |
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narrow stretch of island connecting two larger land areas |
isthmus |
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body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water
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peninsula
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area of level land, at low elevation and often covered with grass
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plain
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small river of stream that flows into a larger river or stream
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tributary
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area of low land between hills or mountains
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valley
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place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water
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mouth
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What two climate zones do NOT depend on latitude? |
highland and dry |
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What kind of temperature is found in the low climate zone? |
cold
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people who like to go to New England and look at the changing leaves like what kind of tree? |
Mixed Decidous Coniferous
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Which of the following is NOT in the high zone? |
Steppe |
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Which climates are in the low zone? |
Savanna and Rainforest |
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What two factors make up climate? |
Temperature and Precipitation |
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What kind of temperature is found in the mid climate zone? |
Both hot and cold |
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In what climate is Burlington? |
Humid Continental |
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A fast forest of conferous forest in the subartic goes by what name? |
taiga |
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Which climate has the most amount of heat and rain? |
rainforest |
