Final Exam Review 3 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
climate | usual predictable pattern of weather over a long period of time |
current | moving streams of water in the world's oceans |
drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage |
hurricane | violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfall |
high-lattitude climate | cold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the North Pole and from 60 degrees south 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 tropic of cancer and from the tropic of capricorn |
mid-latitude climate | temperate climate exteand from 23 1/2 degrees north to 60 degrees north and from 23 1/2 degrees south to 60 degrees south |
prevailing wind | movements of air that travel around the earth in a typical pattern. |
El Nino | caused by the combination of temperature wind and water |
La Nina | eastern winds become strong and the opposite of El Nino occurs- pacific ocean gets cooler |
dry climate | dry to partially dry areas with little to no rain; temperatures get cery hot |
typhoon | |
tornado | |
tropics | |
monsoon | |
weather |
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