Geography

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Warmest climate

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Low climates

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Season Start March 21st

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Spring

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Which season starts June 21

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Summer

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What is the average weather in a region over a long period of time

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Climate

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If the earth did not do this One side of the earth would always be in the sun and the other side of the earth would be in darkness

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Rotation

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With out this earth would have no seasons

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Revolution

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2 times a year when the hours of the day and night are equal in the northern and southern himispheres

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Equinoxes

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The 2 times a year when the difference in the length of day and night are at maximum

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Sostices

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Which Region has the warmest climates

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Low latitudes

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Which region he's the coldest climates

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High latitudes

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Which region has the widest range of climates

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Middle latitudes

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Which season starts on march 21 in the southern hemisphere

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Fall

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Which season starts on December 21 in Australia

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Summer

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Which season starts on June 21 in the southern hemisphere

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Winter

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Which season starts on september 22 in the Canada

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Fall

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The earths seasons are created by

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Revolution

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The most direct rays of sun strike the earths at different places at the spring and fall equinoxes true of false

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False

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More people like to live in the __________ because the climates are milder in this region

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Middle latitudes

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Which of the following would happen if the earth had no atmosphere
A. Earths surface would be covered with craters from meteorites
B. The suns heat would escape back into space
C. Oxygen would not be present allowing humans and other animals to exist
D. All of these

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D. All of these

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The theory that rising carbon dioxide levels in the earths atmosphere are causing a rise in average global temperatures is called

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Global warming

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The place wher the suns most direct rays strike at winter solstice in the northern hemisphere

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Tropic of cancer

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Which region receives the most direct solar radiation

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Low latitudes

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In regards to elevation and climate where would one find warmer climates

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Valleys

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What is not a major cause of heat circulation on earth

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Doldrums

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Large bodies of water are slower to heat up or cool down than land so costal land areas will be

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Milder than lands areas in the center of a continent

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The atmospher originated from

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Volcanic outgassing

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High air pressure is caused by

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Air sinking back to the earth

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Because high pressure zones are centered around 30 and 90_______ climates can be found here .

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Dry, arid

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Indian experience monsoon rains during the______ because warm, moist winds are blowing in from the Indian ocean at that time of year

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Summer

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Due to the Coriolis effect cold-water currents move along the______ coast of continents causing arid climates like Atacama and Namib deserts

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West

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In the middle latitudes cold air masses meet warmer air causing

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Convectional

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Landforms like mountain ranges force moist ocean air upward where it cools and condenses causing rain in a process called_______ precipitation

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Orographic

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_______ air holds less water vapor thus forming clouds higher in the atmosphere

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Cold