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18 Cards in this Set
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latitude |
angle at which any place is located in the equator |
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Distance from the sea |
place of the sea the sea is a good heat insulator |
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Altitude |
Hills , mountains etc = reasons for plate movements |
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Prevailing winds |
particular wind blowing over a certain region |
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Temperature |
Determined by how hot or cold an area is. Measured regularly usually using a thermomether |
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Cloud cover |
Amount of sky covered by clouds |
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Visibility |
Horizontal distance that one can see with the naked eye |
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Relief rainfall |
When warm clouds fill with moisture |
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Frontal Rainfall |
When cold dry air comes into contact with moist clouds |
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Convectional Rainfall |
Occurs when the sun's heat which was once heated transfers to the air above it |
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Humidity |
Amount of water vapour present in the athmosphere |
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Absolute humidity |
Actual amount of water vapour present in the air |
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Relative humidity |
Actual mass of vapour in saturated air |
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Dew |
Form of condensed water |
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Anticyclone |
Occurs when there is a change in air pressure |
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Cyclone |
Associated with low pressure |
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Mid-latitude cyclone |
When warm air meets cool air |
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Tropical cyclones |
Occur over warm waters |
