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Chapter 14

Vocab Words

TermDefinition
Climate Long-term avarage weather condition that occur in a particular region
Rainshadow An area of low rainfall on the downwind slope of a mountain
Specific heat The amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a materialby 1 celsius
Microclimate A localized climate that is different from the climate of the larger area surrounding it
Ice age Cold periods of lasting from millions to hundreds of years when glaciels cover much of earth
Interglacial The warm periods that occur during the ice age or between ice ages
Southern Oscillation The combined ocean and atmospheric cycle that result in weakened trade winds across the pacific ocean
Moonson A wind circulations pattern that changes direction with the seasons
Drought A period with below-avarage precipitation
Global warming The rise of earth´s avarage surface temperature during the past 100 years
Greenhouse gas Gases in the atmosphere that absorb earth´s outgoing infrared radiation
Global climate model A set of complex equations used to predict future changes
Deforestation The large-scale cutting and or burning of forests
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