- Atoll: ring of coral reefs around a lagoon
- El Nino: Movement of warm water from the South Pacific Ocean, near Peru, to the Western Pacific Ocean, near Australia. Effects the climate of these nations and those near them
- Hail: Frozen precipitation formed in cumulonimbus clouds
- Latitude: Imaginary lines on the Earth that are parallel to the Equator (0 degrees). They run from the Equator to the North and South Poles (90 degrees)
- Piedmont: Area at the feet of mountains
- Tidal bore: wall of sea water that moves up a river during a flood tide
- Wadi: dry steambed that fills with water after rain (similar to an arroyo or a wash; comes from an Arabic term)
- Doldrums: calm surface winds near the Equator
- Microclimate: climate of a small area, such as a field or forest
- Trough: U-shaped valley formed by a glacier OR the point between two points on a wave
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Saturday, September 14, 2013
Vocabulary Sheet #4
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