world geography ch.3
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| conditions of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time | Weather
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| weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time | climate
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| an imaginary line that runs through the center of the earth between north and south poles | axis
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| in astronomy, the earth yearly trip around the sun takes 365 days | revolution
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| one of two days about march 21 and September 23 on which the sun is directly above the equator making day and night equal in length | equinox
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| one of two days about June 21 and December 22 on which the sun rays strike directly on the tropic of cancer or tropic of capricorn marking the beginning of summer or winter | solstice
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| continuous daylight, a time when the sun is visuable at midnight during the summer in either the arctic or anarctic circle | midnight sun
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| the capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat thereby warming the earth | greenhouse effect
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| cold or warm stream of sea water that flows in the ocean generally in a circular pattern | current
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| wind in a region that blows in a fairly constant directional pattern | prevailing wind
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| the resulting deflection of prevailing winds caused by earths rotation | coriolis effect
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| a frequently windless area near the equator | doldrums
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| a periodic reversal of the pattern of ocean currents and water temperatures in the mid pacific region | EL Nino
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| being in or facing the direction from which the wind is blowing | windward
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| being in or facing the direction toward which the wind is blowing | leeward
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| results of a process by which dry areas develop on the leeward sides of mountain ranges | rain shadow
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| major type of ecological community defined primarily by distective plant and animal group | biome
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| plant life that grows in a certain area if people have not changed the natural environment | natural vegetation
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| the average of the daily high temperatures and the overnight low often used for comparison across climate regions | average daily temperatures
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| small area in a desert where water and vegetation are found | oasis
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| a inland grassland area | prairie
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| referring to vegetation having cone and needle shaped leaves including many evergreens | coniferous
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| falling of or shed seasonally or periodically trees such as oak or maple which lose their leaves in autumn | deciduous
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| forest with both coniferous and deciduous trees | mixed forest
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| permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground | permafrost
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