Geography
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 basin | a low area of land |
| sea level | the level at the surface of the ocean |
| glaciers | large slow-moving sheets of ice |
| sheets | mass of glacier ice that covers surrounding terrain and is greater than 50,000 km |
| craters | the depression formed from the impact of a meteorite |
| river system | a group of rivers that are joined together |
| tributaries | a smaller river that flows into a larger one |
| delta | an area of rich land at the mouth of a river |
| dam | to prevent the flow of water |
| hydroelectric | power created by running water |
| weather | the condition of the air at a given place and time |
| climate | the average weather conditions over a period of time |
| Tropic of Cancer | an imaginary line that lies 23.5 degrees nothe of the equator |
| Tropic of Capricorn | an imaginary line that lies 23.5 degrees south of the equator |
| tropics | they are between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn |
| precipitation | how much rain, sleet, snow that falls from the sky |
| humid continental climate | it has four seasons with long cold winters and hot wet summers |
| steppe climate | has very hot summers and ver cold winters with little precipitation |
| subtropical climate | summers are hot and humid or very moist. Winters are mild |
| humid | very moist |
| highland climate | the higher up the mountains the colder it is |
| windward | the side from which the wind is blowing |
| leeward | the side away from the wind |
| Marine west coast climate | a climate from southeast Alaska to California that has mild, cloudy summers and wet winters |
| Mediterranean climate | a climate like that of countries near the Mediterranean Sea with mild wet winters and hot dry summers |
| adapt | to make suitable or fit: adjust |
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