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cht. 3 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| climate | usual predictable pattern of weasther over a long period of time |
| current | moving streams of water in the world's ocean; affect climate |
| drought | long period of extreme dryness and water shortage |
| hurrican | voilent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfall |
| high-land climate | cold climate lies from 60 degress north to the North Pole and from 60 degress 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 Tropics of cancer and from the equator to the tropics of capicorn |
| mid-latitude climate | temperate climate extends rom 23 213/2 degress north to 60 degress north and from 23 1/2 degress south |
| El Nino | |
| La Nina | |
| typhoon | |
| toronado | |
| tropics | |
| monsoon | |
| weather |