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30 Cards in this Set
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Weather
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The condition of the atmosphere in one place during a limited period of time
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Axis
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An imaginary line running from the North pole to the south pole through the planets center
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Temperature
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The measure of how hot or cold a place is
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Revolution
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This is one full trip around the sun
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Equinox
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This is when day time and night time hours are both equal.
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Tropic of cancer
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The northern most point on the earth to receive direct rays of the sun
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Solstice
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Marks the begging of the summer in the northern hemisphere
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Tropic of capicorn
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this is when the winter solstice measurements are lower than most times
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Greenhouse affect
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Conditions in order that plants survive and grow
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Global warming
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Is believed to be caused by humans and pollution that is causing this effect on the earth
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Low latitudes
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Latitude of a zone between the north and the south
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High latitudes
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The earth polar areas which stretch from 60 degrees to 90 degrees
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Arctic circle
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The polar areas from the north to the south
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Midlatitudes
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The most variable weather in earth is found in the midlatitudes
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Antartic circle
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Is one of the five major circles (or parallels) of latitude that mark maps of the Earth
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Doldrums
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Global winds diverted from the north to the south
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Prevailing winds
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Global winds blown in fairly constant patterns
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Coriolis
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This causes prevailing winds to blow in a diagonal motion
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Currents
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This is a cold and warm stream of flowing water
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Windward
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The side of the mountain range facing the mountains
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Leeward
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When the process of wind becomes warmer and dryer as they descend on the opposite side
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Rain shadow
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different affects that precipitation have
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El Nino
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It is a periodic change in ocean currents
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Natural vegetation
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The original plant life growing in a certain area.
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Tropics
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tropical climates that are found in or near the low latitudes.
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Oasis
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This is a rare area of lush vegetation
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Sahara
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This alone extends over almost the entire northern on third of the African continent
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Prairies
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Vegetation in lands that provide great soil for crops
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Permafrost
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Below it is permanently frozen subsoil
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Coniferous
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Trees most of which are and have broad leaves that change color in the autumn
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