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Climate and Climate Zones

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show unpredictable changes in the air that take place over a short period of time  
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show seasonal wind that blows over a continent for months at a time  
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show violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rains  
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local wind   show
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show usual, predictable pattern of weather in an area over a long preriod of time  
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show funnel-shaped windstorm that sometimes forms during a severe thunderstorm  
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El Nino   show
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greenhouse effect   show
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show umbrella-like covering formed by the tops of trees in a rain forest  
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permafrost   show
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timberline   show
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show broad grassland in the tropics with few trees; hot year-round; has a rainy season and a dry season; in the Tropics  
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tropical rainforest   show
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marine west coast climate   show
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Mediterranean Climate   show
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humid continental   show
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humid subtropical   show
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tundra   show
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show Severely cold and bitter winters; temperatures do rise above freezing in the summer; evergreen Taiga forests; in the high latitudes  
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show great sheets of ice and bitterly cold; monthly temperatures average below freezing; only lichen grows here; in the high latitudes  
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desert   show
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steppe   show
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show Mountains; highest mountains have very cold climates (even at the equator); has a timberline  
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