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Final exam review
cha. 3 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| claimate | usual predictable pattern of weathet over a long period of time |
| current | moving streams of water in the worlds ocean affects climate |
| drought | lond periods of extreme dryness and water shortage |
| hurricane | violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfall |
| high-latitude climate | cold climate lies from 60 degress north to the North Pole and from 60 degress south to the south pole |
| tropical climate | warm year round exyends from the equator to the tropic of cancer (23 1/2 ) north and from the equator to the tropic of capricorn (23 1/2) degress south) |
| highland climate | cold climate or cool climate that varies with elevation ( like high up in the mountains) |
| mid-latitude climate | temparate climate think seansons extend from 231/2 degress north to degress north and from 23 1/2 degress south to 60 degress south |
| prevailing wind | movements of air that travel around the earth in a typical pattern |
| el nino | caused by the combination of the 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 the little to no rain; tempatures can range from very cold to very hot |
| typhoon | names for hurricanes in asia |
| tornado | funnel shaped windstorm sometimes forms durind thunder storm |
| tropics | low latitude region between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn |
| monsoon | seasonal wind that blows over a a continent for a lond period of time |
| weather | unpredictable changes int he air nthat take place in a short period of time |