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Climate
Term | Definition |
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Climate | The average conditions of temperature and precipitation in an area. |
Temperate Zones | Climate zones lying between 23.5 degrees and 66.5 degrees north and south latitude. |
Rain forests | Forests in which heavy rain falls all year. |
Savannas | Tropical grasslands found in the tropical wet-and-dry region. |
Deserts | Regions that receive less than 25 cm of rain annually. |
Temperate Marine | Climates found along the coasts of continents that have mild winters. |
Tundra | A polar climate with short, cool summers and bitterly cold winters. |
Highlands | A cool climate found at the top of mountains and surrounded by other climate regions. |
Leeward | The side of a mountain range in the rain shadow. |
Greenhouse effect | The trapping of heat from the sun by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. |
Ice ages | Cold periods in which large parts of Earth's surface were covered with sheets of ice. |
Global warming | The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere. |