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10 Cards in this Set
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Weather
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Day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere.
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Climate
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Average weather conditions fo an area over many years.
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Latitude
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Distance in degrees north or south of the equator in degrees.
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Altitude
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Height above sea level.
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Tropical zone
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Warm region near the equator.
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Polar zone
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Cold region above 60 degrees and below 60 degrees south latitude.
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Middle-latitude zone
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Region between 30 degrees and 60 degrees north and south latitude.
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Microclimate
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Very small climate zone.
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Biome
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Large region with a characteristic climate and plant and animal communities.
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Vegetation
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Plants.
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