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Final Exam Review 3

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climate   usual predictable pattern of weather over a long period of time  
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current   moving streams of water in world's oceans; affects climate  
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drought   long periods of extreme dryness & water shortage  
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hurricane   violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfall  
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high-lattitude climate   cold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the North Pole & from 60 degrees south to South Pole  
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highland climate   cool or cold climate that varies with elevation (like high up in mountains)  
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tropical climate   warm year round extrends from equator- Tropic of Cancer & from equator to Tropic of Capricorn  
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mid-latitiude climate   temperate climate extyend from 23 1/2 degrees north to 60 degrees north & from 23 1/2 degrees south to 60 degrees south  
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prevailing wind   movements of air that travel around earth ina typical pattern  
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El Nino   cause by combinations of temperature wind and water  
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La Nina   eastern winds become strong and the opposite of El Nino occurs to Pacific Ocean gets cooler  
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dry climate   dry to partially dry areas w/ little to no rain; temperatures can range from very cold to very hot  
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typhoon   name for a hurricane in Asia  
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tornado   funnel-shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during thunderstorms  
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monsoon   seasonal wind that blows over a continent for a long period of time  
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weather   unpredictable changes in air that take place in short periods of time  
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