WG Ch.25&26 Flashcards
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subcontinent
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a large landmass is a part of a continent but still distinct from it
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alluvial plain
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floodplain on which flooding rivers have deposited silt
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monsoon
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in Asia, a seasonal wind that brings warm, moist air from the oceans in summer, and reverses direction in the winter, bringing cold, dry air from asia’s interior
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fluctuate
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to ebb and flo in waves
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cyclone
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a storm with heavy rains and high winds that blow in a circular patter around an area of low atmospheric pressure
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