click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Finalexam Review2
Chap3 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| climate | usual predictable pattern of weather over a long period of time |
| current | moving streams of water in the world's oceans; affects climate |
| drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortage |
| hurricane | violent tropical storms with high wind 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 climnate 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 23 1/2 degrees north to 60 degrees north |
| prevailing wind | |
| El Nino | |
| La Nina | |
| dry climate | |
| typhoon | |
| tornado | |
| tropics | |
| monsoon | |
| weather |