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Unit Chapter 3
Geography
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Usual predictable pattern of weather over a long period of time | Climate |
| Moving streams of water in the world's oceans; affects climate | Current |
| Long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage | Drought |
| Cold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the North Pole and from 60 degrees south from the South Pole | High Latitude Climate |
| Cool or Cold climate that varies with elevation (like high up in the mountains) | Highland Climate |
| Warm year round extends from the equator to the Tropic of Cancer (23 1\2 degrees north | Tropical Climate |
| Temperate climate (think season)extend from 23 1\2 south | Mid-Latitude Climate |
| Movements of air that travel around the earth in a typical pattern | Prevailing Wind |
| Caused by the combination of temperature wind and water | El Nino |
| Eastern winds become strong and the opposite of El Nino occurs Pacific Ocean gets cooler | La Nina |
| Dry to partially dry areas with little to no rain;temperatures can range from very cold to very hot | Dry Climate |
| Name of a hurricane in Asia | Tyuphoon |
| Funnel-Shaped windstorm; sometimesforms during a thunderstorm | Tornado |
| Low latitude region between the Tropic Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn | Tropics |
| Seasonal wind that blows over a continet for a long period of time | Monsoon |
| Unpredictable changes in the air that takes place in a short period of time | Weather |
| Formed when cold winds from the North are weak Pacific Ocean gets warmer occurs every 3 years |