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.