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Term | Definition |
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climate | usual predictable pattern of weather over a long period of time |
current | moving streams of water in the worlds ocean;affects climate |
drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage |
hurricane | violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfalls |
high-latitude climate | cold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the north pole and 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 form the equator to the tropic of capricorn and from the equator to the tropic of capricorn |
mid-latitude climate | temperature climate extend from 231/2 degrees north to 60 degrees north and from 23 1/2 degrees south to 60 degrees south |