final exam review 3 Word Scramble
|
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Term | Definition |
climate | usual predicatable pattern of weather over a long period of time |
current | moving streams of water in the oceans on the world;affects climate |
drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortness |
high latitude climate | cold climate lies from 60 degreenorth to the north pole and from 60 degrees south to the south pole |
highland climate | cool or cold climate that varies with elevation (like high up in the mountian) |
tropical climate | warm year around extends from the equator to the tropic of cancer (23 1/2 north) and from the equator to the tropic of capricorn (23 1/2)south) |
mid latitude climate | temperate climate (think seasons) extends from 23 1/2 degrees north to 60 degree north and from 23 1/2 degrees south to 60 degees south |
prevailing wind | movements of air that travels around the earth in a tipical pattern |
el nino | caused the combo of temps winds and water. formed when cold winds from the north are weak. pacific ocean gets warmer occers every 3 years. |
la nina | eastern winds become strom and the opposite of el nino occers pacific ocean gets cooler |
dry climate | dry to partially dry areas with little to no rain; tempertures can range from very cold to very hot |
typhoon | name for a hurricane from asia |
tornado | funnal shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during a thunderstorm |
tropics | low latitude region between tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn |
monsoon | seasonal wind that blows over a continent for a long period of time |
weather | unpredictable changes in the air that take place in a short period of time |
Created by:
jagr68flyers
Popular Geography sets