Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
GeographyExam2
Chapter2Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Climate | Usual predicatble pattern of weather over a long period of time |
| Current | Moving streams of water in the world's oceans; affects climate |
| Drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage |
| Hurricane | Violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rain falls |
| High-latitude Climate | Cold Climate lies from 60 degrees north to the North Pole and from 60 degrees south to the South pole |
| Highland Climate | Cool or Cold climate that varies with elevation (like high up in the mountains) |
| Tropical Climate | warm year round extends from the equator to the Tropic of Cancer (23 1/2 degrees north) and from the equatorto the Tropic of Capricorn (23 1/2 degrees South) |
| Mid-latitude Climate | temperate Climate (think seasons) extend from 231/2degrees South to 60 degrees South |
| Prevailing Wind | Movements of air that travel around the Earth in a typical pattern. |
| El Nino | Caused by the combination of temperature wind and water |
| La Nina | Eastern winds become strong and the opposite of El Nino occurs-Pacific Ocean gets cooler |
| Dry Climate | Dry to partially dry areas with little to no rain; temperatures can range from very cold to very hot |
| Typhoon | name for a hurricane in Asia |
| Tornado | Funnel- shaped winstorm; sometimes forms during a thunderstorm |
| Tropics | Low latitude region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn |
| Monsoon | Seasonal wind that blows over a continent for a long period of time |
| Weather | Unpredictable changes in the air that take place in a short period time |
Created by:
roxyismycat
Popular Geography sets