chapter 5 & 6 vocabulary
blizzard
a heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour
typhoon
a hurricane or a violent tropical storm that forms in the pacific ocean usually in late summer
hurricane
a large powerful wind storm that forms over warm ocean waters
continental divide
a line or ridge that separates rivers flowing toward opposite sides of a continent
tornado
a violent wind storm with rotating winds and a funnel shaped cloud
fishery
areas, freshwater or saltwater, where fish or other sea animals are caught
abstract
art form that expresses the artists attitudes and emotions
mobile
describing things or people that move easily from place to place
timberline
elevation above which it is too cold for trees to grow
plateau
flat landmass higher than the surrounding land, with at least one steep side, called a cliff
mesa
flat-topped, elevated landform (from the Spanish term for (table)
multicultural
having elements that come from more than one culture
jazz
musical form that developed in the United States in the early 1900's, blending African rythms and European harmonies
chinook
seasonal warm wind that blows down the rocky mountains in late winter and early spring
tributary
smaller rivers and streams that feed into a larger river
bilingual
speaking or using two languages
literacy rate
the percentage of people in a given place who can read or write
headwaters
the sources of river waters
Megalopolis
A "super- city" that is made up of several large cities and the smaller cities near them , such as the area between Boston and Washington, D.C., or around Tokyo- Yokohama, Japan.
Blizzard
A heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour.
Typhoon
A hurricane (cyclone), or violent tropical storm, that forms in the pacific ocean, usually in the late summer.
Hurricane
A large powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters.
Tornado
A violent windstorm with rotationg winds and a funnel shaped cloud.
Timberline
Elevation above which is too cold for trees to grow.
Suburbs
Outlying communities around a central city.
Immigrant
Person who has left his or her home country and settled permanently in another country.
Metropolitan area
Region that includes a central city and its surrounding suburbs.
Chinhook
Seasonal warm wind that blows down the rocky mountains in late winter and early spring.
Sunbelt
Southern part of the united states, so names because of its mild climate.