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26 Cards in this Set
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Occupies the transitional zone between midlatitude deserts and humid climates; more precipitation and lesser temperature extremes than cold deserts
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Midlatitude Steppe
Bsk |
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Largest annual temp ranges in the world; long bitterly cold winters with somewhat warm summers
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Subarctic
Dfc, Dfd, Dwe, Dwd |
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Climate is controlled by the subtropical highs and the westerlies; rainy season is during the winter
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Mediterranean
Csa, Csb |
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Migration of ITCZ coincides with poleward limits of this climate; wildfires common
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Tropical Savannah
Aw |
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Uniform insolation throughout the hear; dense, tall vegetation with large leaves; seasonless climate
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Tropical Wet
Af |
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About 9% of Earth's land area; all average monthly temperatures are below 32
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Ice Cap
Ef |
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Desert with very cold winters; precipitation is similar to subtropical deserts
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Midlatitude Desert
Bwk |
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Among the wettest of the midlatitude climate; gets heaviest rainfall in the world
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Marine West coast
Cfb, Cfc |
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Frequent weather changes especially in winter
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Humid Continental
Dfa, Dfb, Dwa, Dwb |
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Extremely heavy rainfall during the rainy season; heavy cloud cover shields some insolation during rainy season
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Topical Monsoon
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Frozen for all but 1-4 months of the year; complex mix of plants which stay very close to the ground
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Tundra
ET |
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Surrounds the subtropical deserts, weather is warm to hot but rainfall is somewhat greater but not extreme
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Subtropical Steppe
BSh |
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Altitudinal variations include all 4 elements of weather and climate; exposure has influence on weather and climate
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Highland
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Lies either in or very near the band of subtropical highs; precipitation conditions are scarce, unreliable and intense
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Subtropical Desert
BWh |
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The main climate classification for Stillwater, Oklahoma; climate found in the southeastern U.S. and China
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Humid Subtropical
Cfa, Cwa, Cwb |
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tierra helada
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"fozen land"
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tierra fria
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"cold land"
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tierra temprada
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"temperate land"
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tierra caliente
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"hot land"
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lake chad
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climate change
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aral sea
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irrigation of water
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porosity/permeability
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to hold it/ transmit it
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hydrologic zones
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aeratiion, saturation, confined water, waterless
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3 types of boundaries
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divergent(moving away), convergent(colliding), transform(plates slip past eachother)
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diastrophism
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folding and faulting
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type of igneous rock
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granite, basalt
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