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world geography ch.3

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

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