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GeographyExam2
Chapter2Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Climate | Usual predicatble pattern of weather over a long period of time |
Current | Moving streams of water in the world's oceans; affects climate |
Drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage |
Hurricane | Violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rain falls |
High-latitude 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 (like high up in the mountains) |
Tropical Climate | warm year round extends from the equator to the Tropic of Cancer (23 1/2 degrees north) and from the equatorto the Tropic of Capricorn (23 1/2 degrees South) |
Mid-latitude Climate | temperate Climate (think seasons) extend from 231/2degrees 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 can range from very cold to very hot |
Typhoon | name for a hurricane in Asia |
Tornado | Funnel- shaped winstorm; sometimes forms during a thunderstorm |
Tropics | Low latitude region between the 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 time |