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Term | Definition |
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Map | A flat 2 dimentional drawing of land and water |
Globe | A spherical scale model f the earth |
Latitude | Geographic coordinate that specifies the north or south of the equator |
Longitude | Measures distance east or west of the prime meridian they run north to south pole, but they measure the distance east or west. |
Hemisphere | A half of the earth usually divided into northern and southern by the equator or into western and eastern. |
Weather | The state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, wind, sunshine, and precipitation. |
Climate | The average weather conditions in an area over a long period . |
Cirrus | White wispy cloud that form at high altitudes and are made of ice crystals. |
Cumulus | Fair weather clouds with puffy tops and flat bottoms |
Stratus | Lowest clouds that cover the sky like a thick grey blanket |
Nimbus/Nimbo | precipitating cloud such as nimbostratus or cumulonimbus clouds. |