| A | B |
|---|
| basin | a large or small depression in the land surface |
| typhoon | Pacific hurricane |
| Piedmont | area of low rolling hills, east of the Appalachian |
| contour farming | method of soil conservation that follows the natural curves of the land |
| scrubbers | smokestack equipment that could be a solution to the acid rain problem |
| title | describes what a map shows |
| coal | natural resource found in the Appalachian Mts. |
| smog | haze caused by sun's interaction with with exhaust gases |
| orientation | refers to the cardinal directions on a map |
| surrounding places | identifies features that border a depicted area |
| figure/ground realationship | land and water features are differentiated |
| grid | intersecting lines that assist in determining the absolute location of a place |
| legend | defines the map symbols |
| scale | show the relationship of the map distances to actual distances on the earth's surface |
| author | the individual that created the map |
| steppe | dryareas bordering deserts |
| weathering | process that breaks down rocks |
| humid subtropical | climates found at mid-latitudes in Southeastern parts of continents |
| temperature | measure of how hot or cold something is |
| water cycle | movement of water from ocean to air to ground to ocean |
| weather | the condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time |
| groundwater | freshwater source that lies beneath the earth's surface and supplies wells and springs |
| chaparral | vegetation common in Mediterranean climates |
| Coriolis Effect(HONORS ONLY) | a force that causes deflections of moving object s to the right in the Northern atmosphere |
| eye(HONORS ONLY) | roughly circular area of light winds and fair weather in a hurricane |
| eye wall(HONORS ONLY) | borders the eye and produces heavy rains and strong winds |
| cyclone(HONORS ONLY) | weather system characterized by relatively low surface pressure and a closed cyclonic wind circulation |
| Landsat satellites(HONORS ONLY) | reveal the condition of the environment |
| geography | the study of the earth and the ways that people live and work on it |
| troposphere | layer of atmosphere where weather occurs |
