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Arid
lacking sufficient water or rainfall
Cordillera
a region where earthquakes and recently active volcanoes show that mountain-building is continuing
El Nino
a warming of the ocean current along the coasts of Peru and Ecuador that is generally associated with dramatic changes in the weather patterns of the region
Elevation
height above sea level
Equator
an imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern halves
Escarpment
a steep cliff
Geographic coordinates
the latitude and longitude coordinate system
Great Circle
the shortest path between two locations on the globe
Grid system
a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid
Humidity
the amount of water vapor in the air
Landform
shapes and types of land
Latitude
the measure of distance north and south from the equator
Longitude
the measure of distance east and west from the prime meridian
Meridian
lines of longitude, measure distance from east and west from the Prime Meridian
Parallel
lines of latitude
Prime Meridian
an imaginary line that divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres
Rainforest
a forest with heavy annual rainfall
Semi-arid
rain usually falls within a short period followed by a long dry season