Chapter 3 Vocabulary
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| climate | usual predictable pattern of weather over a long period of time
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| current | moving streams of water in the worlds oceans; affects climate
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| drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage
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| high-latitude climate | cold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the North Pole and from 60 degrees south to the South Pole
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| highland climate | cool or cold climate that varies with elevation
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| tropical climate | warm year round extends from the equator to the tropic of Cancer
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| mid-latitude | temperature climate extend from 231/2degrees north to 60 degrees north and from 231/2degrees south to 60degrees south
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| prevailing wind | movements of air that travel around the earth in typical pattern
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| El Nino | caused by the combination of temperature wind and water
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| La Nina | Eastern winds become strong and opposite of El Nino occurs-Pacific Ocean gets cooler
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| dry climate | dry to partially dry areas with little or no rain
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| typhoon | name for hurricane in Asia
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| tornado | funnel-shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during thunderstorms
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| tropics | low latitude region between the tropic and cancer and the tropic of Capricorn
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| monsoon | seasonal wind that blows over a continent for a long period of time
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| weather | unpredictable changes in the air that take place in a short period of time
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