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chaoter 3 vobac
Term | Definition |
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climate | usual predicatable pattern of weather over a long period of time |
current | moving streams of water in the oceans on the world;affects climate |
drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortness |
high latitude climate | cold climate lies from 60 degreenorth 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 mountian) |
tropical climate | warm year around extends from the equator to the tropic of cancer (23 1/2 north) and from the equator to the tropic of capricorn (23 1/2)south) |
mid latitude climate | temperate climate (think seasons) extends from 23 1/2 degrees north to 60 degree north and from 23 1/2 degrees south to 60 degees south |
prevailing wind | movements of air that travels around the earth in a tipical pattern |
el nino | caused the combo of temps winds and water. formed when cold winds from the north are weak. pacific ocean gets warmer occers every 3 years. |
la nina | eastern winds become strom and the opposite of el nino occers pacific ocean gets cooler |
dry climate | dry to partially dry areas with little to no rain; tempertures can range from very cold to very hot |
typhoon | name for a hurricane from asia |
tornado | funnal shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during a thunderstorm |
tropics | low latitude region between 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 of time |