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Final Exam Review 3
Term | Definition |
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climate | usual predictable pattern of weather over a long period of time |
current | moving streams of water in world's oceans; affects climate |
drought | long periods of extreme dryness & water shortage |
hurricane | violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfall |
high-lattitude climate | cold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the North Pole & from 60 degrees south to South Pole |
highland climate | cool or cold climate that varies with elevation (like high up in mountains) |
tropical climate | warm year round extrends from equator- Tropic of Cancer & from equator to Tropic of Capricorn |
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 |
prevailing wind | movements of air that travel around earth ina typical pattern |
El Nino | cause by combinations of temperature wind and water |
La Nina | eastern winds become strong and the opposite of El Nino occurs to Pacific Ocean gets cooler |
dry climate | dry to partially dry areas w/ little to no rain; temperatures can range from very cold to very hot |
typhoon | name for a hurricane in Asia |
tornado | funnel-shaped windstorm; sometimes forms during thunderstorms |
monsoon | seasonal wind that blows over a continent for a long period of time |
weather | unpredictable changes in air that take place in short periods of time |