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ultraviolet radiation |
an invisible form of energy that can cause sunburn |
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global winds |
winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long long distance. |
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climate |
the average year after year weather patterns in a given area: the two major factors to classify these patterns are temperature and precipitation. |
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weather |
refers to the conditions of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place. |
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savannas |
tropical grasslands |
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deserts |
very dry regions with extreme temperatures: the amount of precipitations that falls is less than the amount of water that could potentially evaporate. |
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steppes |
large semiarid regions located on the edges of deserts. |