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44 Cards in this Set
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Warmer water Eastern Pacific |
El niño |
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Since late 1800s |
Global temperatures went up by 1° |
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Vostok, Antarctica |
A record of -128.6° below zero |
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The Taiga found here |
Subarctic |
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Glen Canyon formed it |
Lake Powell |
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Another Spring Equinox |
Vernal |
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Hurricanes in Asia |
Known as typhoons |
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Types of precipitation |
Convection, Orographic, Frontal |
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Moderates Europe's Temperature |
Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift |
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New Zealand's Climate |
Marine West Coast |
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Canada |
Mostly a forest biome |
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Why winds change north/south |
Coriolis Effect |
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1930s |
Dust Bowl destroys 150,000 square miles |
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Biggest blizzard in US history |
Mt. Shasta -189 inches- 1959 |
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Low, Middle, High |
Zones of latitude |
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Warmer water Western Pacific |
La Niña |
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Orographic precipitation |
Windward and leeward moisture |
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Pampas |
Grassland example- South America |
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Occurs between 30° and 60° latitude |
Westerlies |
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Hurricanes |
Often cause storm surges |
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Most of Northern Africa |
Desert |
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Tornado Alley |
Nebraska/Kansas/Oklahoma/Texas |
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Influences vegetation type |
Soil, Temperature, Moisture |
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Cold ocean currents |
A reason for Namib and Atacama |
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Occurs between 60° and 90° Latitude |
Ice caps |
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The two reasons for seasons |
1.The tilt of the Earth 2.The position of the Earth in relation to the sun at different points in its revolution |
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Spring Equinox |
March 21st; Equal hours of day and night (12 hours); Sun's most direct rays hit at the equator |
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March 21st in the Southern Hemisphere |
The start of fall |
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Summer Solstice |
June 21st; The longest day in the Northern Hemisphere; The sun's most direct rays strike at the Tropic of Cancer |
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Tropic of Cancer location |
23.5° N |
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How long is the longest day in Benicia? |
14 hours |
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Shortest day in the Southern Hemisphere |
Summer Solstice |
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Which area has 24 hours of light on the summer solstice? |
Above the Arctic Circle (66.5° N) |
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Which area has 24 hours of darkness on the summer solstice? |
Latitudinally above the Antarctic Circle (66.5° S), since it's between 66.5° S and 90° S |
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Fall Equinox |
September 22, 23; Equal hours of day and night; Sun's most direct rays hit at the equator |
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The start of spring in the Southern Hemisphere |
Fall Equinox |
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Winter Solstice |
December 21st; Shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere; Sun's most direct rays hit at the Tropic of Capricorn |
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Where is the Tropic of Capricorn? |
23.5° S |
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Longest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere |
Winter Solstice |
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Where is there 24 hours of light on the winter solstice? |
North of the Antarctic Circle (Latitudinally below) |
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Where is there 24 hours of darkness on the winter solstice? |
Above the Arctic Circle |
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Where is the Antarctic Circle? |
66.5° S |
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Where is the Arctic Circle? |
66.5° N |
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Is Emily an idiot? |
Yes |
