World Geo. Ch. 3 Sec. 1

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condition of the atmosphere in one place during a limited time or are

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weather

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term for weather patterns over a long period of time

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`climate

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an imaginary line running from the N pole to the S pole through the planet's center

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axis

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the measure of how hot or cold a place is

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temperature

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it takes earth a few hours more than 365 days, a year, to complete one of these

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revolution

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around march 21 the sun's rays directly fall on the equator forming this because day and night hours are equal

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equinox

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marks the beginning of summer in the Northern hemisphere

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solstice

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the Earth would be too cold for humansto live without this, the atmosphere acts like a glass by trapping the suns energy

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greenhouse effect

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believed to be caused by human activities, a general rise in global temperatures

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global warming

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global winds blow in a fairly constant pattern

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prevailing wind

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this causes prevailig winds to blow diagnolly rather than along strit N to S or E to W directions

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coriolis effect

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at the equator, global winds are diverted N and S, leaving a narrow generally windless band called this ________ ( aka horse latitdes)

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dodrums

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wind moves in patterns, cold and warm streams of water, are none as _____--

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current

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a periodic change in the pattern of ocean curents, water temperaturs, and weather in the mid-pacific region; pacific currents become warm

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el nino

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rthe side of the mountain range facing the wind

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windward

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the side of he mountains where te wind is not blown usually dry and not vegetated

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leeward

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the hot, dry air produces little prcipitaion in an effect known as _______

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rain shadow

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the plant life that grows in an area here the natural enviroment is unchanged by humans

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natural vegetation

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an area in the desert of lush vegetation

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oasis

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most have broad leaves, hange color, and drop their leaves in autumn

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deciduous

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contains both kinds of trees, and is typical of marine wes coast climates

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mixed forests

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inland grasslands

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prairie

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permanently frozen subsoil

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permafrost

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scientific expanation

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hypothesis

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a visibl chemical haze in the atmosphere that endangers people's health

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smog

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tropical climates

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tropical rain forest and tropical savanna

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I am hot and wet throughout the year and are founded near the eqautor

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tropical rain forest

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A hot area that borders the desert & recieves 10 to 20 inches of rain per year

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steppe

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areas that have a dry season in the winter and a wet season during the summer

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tropical savanna

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dry climates

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desert and steppe

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dry area with sparse plant life

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desert

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mid latitude climates

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marine west coast, mediterranean, humid subtropical, humid continental

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ocean winds produce cool summers and mild damp winters in this climate found in the midlatitudes

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marine west coast

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a mild rainy wintered and hot sunny summered region found in the midlatitudes

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mediterranean

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we live here, winters are short ad mild, summers are hot and humid, and rainfall is year round

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humid subtropical climate

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snowy winters and shorter cooler summers are influences by landmass in this region in the midlatitudes

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humid continental

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high latitude climates

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subarctic, tundra and ice cap

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extremely cold and has winters wih short cool summers in high latitude region

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subarctic climte

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has bittery cold winters with greatly reduced sunlight in high latitude region

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tundra

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the temperatures average below freezing and the region supports little to no vegetation in the high latitude region

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ice cap

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a temperature varies with elevation

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highland

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true or false? the higher the surface of the land, the cooler the temperature? for every _____ ft in elevation the temp ____ ___ degrees

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true; 1000; drops; 3.5

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4 types of winds

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1. trade winds
2. westerlies
3. polar easterlies
4. horse latitude (doldrums)

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prevailing winds in the low latitudes

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trade winds

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prevailing winds in the mid latitudes

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westerlies

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prevailing winds in the high latitudes

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polar easterlies

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doldrums, located at the equator

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horse latitudes