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Vocabulary Chapter 3
Climate
Term | Definition |
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Climate | Usual predictable pattern of weather. |
Drought | Extreme dryness for long periods of time. |
Hurricane | Violent tropical windstorm with heavy rain fall. |
High lattitude climate | Cold climate lies from 60 degrees to north and south pole. |
highland climate | cool or cold climate that varies with elevation. |
tropical climate | Warm year extends around from the equator to the tropic of cancer. |
mid lattitude climate | Temperture climate extends to 231/2 degrees |
prevailing wind | Movements of air that travel around the earth. |
El Nino | Caused by the temperture of wind and water. Formed when cold winds from the north are weak. |
La Nina | Eastern winds become strong and the oposite of El Nino |
Dry Climate | Dry to partialy cry reas with little to norain. |
Typhoon | Hurricane in asia |
Tornado | Funnel shape windstorm. |
Monsoon | Seasonal wind that blows over a continent for a long period of time. |
Weather | Changes in air that take place in a short period of time. |