Chapter 3
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| Tropical Climates are located near the ___ ___. | Low latitudes (the tropics
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| Found near the Equator, average temp at 80, rains almost daily. | Tropical Rain Forest Climate
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| Contains world's largest tropical rain forest | Amazon River basin
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| Dry winter, wet summer | Tropical savanna climate
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| ___ and ___ predominately have this savanna type climate | Africa and South America
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| The two dry climates include: | Desert climate and steppe climate
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| Dry spares plant life | Desert climate
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| Rainfall less then 10 inches; can have temperatures as low as -40° in the winter | Gobi Desert
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| Covers almost one third of Africa | Saharah desert
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| Often borders deserts; rainfall 10 to 20 inches | Steppe climate
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| Largest ___ stretches across eastern Europe and Western and Central Asia | Steppe
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| ___ ___ includes Marine West Coast climate, Mediterranean climate, humid subtropical climate, humid continental climate | Mid-latitude climates
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| Cold summers mild and damp winters; located on most western coastlines | Marine West Coast climate
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| Similar weather to areas near the Mediterranean Sea, mild rainy winters, hot sunny summers- Southern California | Mediterranean climate
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| High humidity, rain throughout the year, winter is short and mild generally | Humid subtropical climate
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| Only in the northern hemisphere, weather is dictated by landmasses than by anything else | Humid continental climate
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| ___ ___ climates include subarctic climate and tundra climate | High latitude climates
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| Taiga is synonymous with these climate regions- Russia and Canada | Subarctic climate
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| Bitterly cold winters, Limited sunlight with little heat | Tundra climate
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| Tropic of Capricorn coordinates | 23 1/2° South
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| Tropic of Cancer coordinates | 23 1/2° North
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| Spring starts on | March 21st equinox
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| Fall starts on | September 23rd winter solstice
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| Winter starts on | December 22nd
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| Summer starts on | June 21st summer solstice
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| Winds that constantly blow in the ocean | Prevailing winds
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| Usually has no winds | Equator
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| Means place with no wins | Doldrums
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| Flow opposite each other | Ocean currents
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| Flow clockwise | Northern hemisphere
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| Flow counterclockwise | Southern hemisphere
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