Georgia Geography Vocab
Mr. Hight's first quiz
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- Fall line
- the point at which hilly/mountainous lands meet coastal plains
- Prevailing westerlies
- winds that flow from the west to the east
- Latitude
- the distance north and south of the equator
- la nina
- colder than normal pacific ocean surface temperatures
- Relative location
- where a place is located compared to places around it
- Trade winds
- winds that flow to the northeast
- Wetland
- low lying area where water lies close to the surface creating sloughs, swamps, bogs, ponds, and freshwater marshes
- Barrier islands
- islands that protect beaches by blocking, wind, sand, and water that erode the mainland
- Ocean currents
- the water is constantly moving
- Axis
- an imaginary straight line on which the object rotates
- Parallels
- imaginary lines that run east and west, side by side, above and below the equator; used to determine latitude
- Hurricane
- when hot waters in the tropics create strong winds and heavy waves
- Nor'easter
- a gale wind form the north Atlantic and often includes large amounts of rainfall
- Hemisphere
- the two halves spheres are divided into
- Precipitation
- rain, hail, sleet, or snow that provides water
- Geography
- the study of earths description
- Meridians
- the imaginary lines running north and south, side by side, left and right of the prime meridian; used to determine longitude
- Equator
- an imaginary line that divides earth into the north and south hemispheres
- Drought
- a lack of precipitation over a period of time that results in water shortages
- Continental shelf
- portion of continent or coastal plain that extends into the ocean
- Wind current
- a continuous movement/flow of air
- Absolute location
- describing where a place is precisely
- Longitude
- the distance east or west from the prime meridian
- Weather
- day to day conditions and changes in the atmosphere
- Tornadoes
- when warm, moist air mixes with a rapidly moving cold front and creates severe thunderstorms
- global warming
- the raising of the average temperature on earth due to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
- Vertical climate
- the higher the elevation, the colder the temperature
- el nino
- warmer than normal pacific ocean surface temperatures
- Region
- an area on earths surface that is defined by certain unifying characteristics
- Climate
- the type of weather a region experiences over a long period of time