chapter3 vocab
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| climate | usual predictable pattern of whether over a long period of time
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| current | moving streams of water inthe worlds oceans ; affects climate
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| drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage
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| hurricane | violetnt tropical storms with high winds and heavey rainfall
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| high- latitude climate | cold climate lies from 60 degrees north of the North Pole and 60 degrees South to the South Pole
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| highland climate | cool or cold climate that varys with elevation (like high up in the mountains)
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| tropical climate | warm year round extends from the equator to the Tropic of Cancer (23 1/2 degrees north) and from the equator to the Tropic of Cappricon (23 1/2 degrees south)
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| mid-latitude climate | temperate cllimate ( think seasons) extend from 23 1/2 degrees noth and from 23 1/2 dgrees south to 60 degrees south
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| prevailing wind | movements of air that travel around the earth ina topical pattern
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| El Nino | caused by th combination of temp., wind and water. formed when cold winds from the north are weak. Pacific oceans get wammer. occurs every 3 yrs
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| La Nina | eastern winds become strong and oppisite of El Nino occurs- Pafic Ocean gets cooler
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| Dry CLimate | dry to partially dry ares wth litte to no rain; temps. can range from very hot to very cold
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| typhoon | mame for hurricane in asia
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| tornado | funnel-shaped wind storms ; somtimes froms durind thunder storm
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| tropics | low latitude between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of cappricorn
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| monsoon | seasonal wind that blows over a continent for a lond period of time
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| weather | un predictable changes in the air that take the place in a short period of time
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