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cht. 3 vocab
Term | Definition |
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climate | usual predictable pattern of weasther over a long period of time |
current | moving streams of water in the world's ocean; affect climate |
drought | long period of extreme dryness and water shortage |
hurrican | voilent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfall |
high-land climate | cold climate lies from 60 degress north to the North Pole and from 60 degress to the south pole |
highland climate | cool or cold climate that varies with elevation |
tropical climate | warm year round extends from the equator to the Tropics of cancer and from the equator to the tropics of capicorn |
mid-latitude climate | temperate climate extends rom 23 213/2 degress north to 60 degress north and from 23 1/2 degress south |
El Nino | |
La Nina | |
typhoon | |
toronado | |
tropics | |
monsoon | |
weather |