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Climate:
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General conditions of temperature and precipitation for an area over a long period of time.
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Prevailing Winds:
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Wind that blows more often from one direction than from any other direction.
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Windward side:
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Side of a mountain facing toward the wind.
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Leeward side:
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Side of a mountain facing away from the wind.
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Microclimates:
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Small, localized climate.
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Polar zone:
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Climate zone extendind from the pole (90 degrees) to about 60 degrees latitude in each hemisphere.
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Temperate zone:
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Is found between 60 degrees and 30 degrees latitude.
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Tropical zone:
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Which extend from 30 degrees north and south latitude to the equator (0 degrees) have high temperatures and high humidity.
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Marine climates:
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Areas near an ocean or other large body of water.
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Continental climates:
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Areas located within a large landmass.
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Major glaciations:
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Period in the Earth's history when large parts of the Earth's surface were covered with sheets of ice;ice age.
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Interglacials:
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Time period between major glaciations (or ice ages).
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The climate of any region on the Earth is determined by two basic factors:
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Temperature and precipitation.
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The two natural factors that affect the amount of precipitation at a particular location are:
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Prevailing winds and Mountain ranges
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Mountain ranges
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the amount of precipitation at a particular location.
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the three major climate zones on Earth are:
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Polar, temperate, and tropial.
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