L24-29 Geography,Voc Word Scramble
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Words | Definition |
Weather | unpredictable changes in the air that take place over a period of time |
El Niño | combination of temperature, wind, and water effects in the Pacific Ocean that causes heavy rains in some areas and droughts in others |
La Niña | opposite of El Niño |
Tropics | low-latitude region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropics of Capricorn |
Climate | the usual, predicable pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time |
Local winds | patterns of wind caused by landforms in a particular area |
Monsoon | tremendous seasonal winds that blow over continents for months and affect the climate |
Rain shadow | dry area on the inland side of costal mountains |
Hurricane | violent tropical storm with heavy rains and high winds |
Greenhouse effect | buildup of certain gases in the atmosphere that, like a greenhouse, hold more of the sun’s warmth |
Typhoons | Asian hurricane |
Canopy | the top layer of the forest |
Savanna | broad grasslands with few trees |
Marine west coast climate | weather pattern characterized by rainy and mild winters and cool summers |
Mediterranean climate | weather pattern characterized by mild, rainy winters and hot dry summers |
Humid subtropical climate | weather pattern characterized by hot, humid, rainy summers and short mild winters |
Humid continental climate | weather pattern characterized by long, cold, and snowy winters and short, hot summers |
Subarctic climate | weather pattern characterized by severely cold and bitter winters and short, cool summers |
Tundra | vast rolling treeless plain in high-latitude climates in which only the top few inches of ground thaw in the summer |
Permafrost | permanently frozen lower layers of soil in the tundra and subarctic regions |
Steppe | partly dry grassland found on the outer edges of a desert |
Timberline | elevation along mountains above which no trees will grow |
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