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Chap3 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Climate | Usual predictable pattern of weather over a long period of time |
Drought | Long 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 degrees north to the North Pole and 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 equator to the Tropic of Capricorn (23 1/2 degrees south) |
Mid-Latitude Climate | Temperature climate (think seasons) extend from 231/2degrees north to 60 degrees north and from 23 1/2 degrees 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. Rormed when cold winds from the north are weak. Pacific Ocean gets warmer |
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 windstorm; 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 of time. |