Unit 1-1 Climate Vocabulary Flashcards

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Altitude

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Height above sea-level.

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Climate

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The weather pattern of an area over a long period of time.

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Equator

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It divides the Earth into the Northern & Southern Hemispheres.

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Latitude

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Imaginary lines running west to east measuring distance in degrees North & South of the Equator.

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Longitude

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The distance East or West of the Prime Meridian measured by a set of imaginary lines, that run North and South from the Earth's poles.

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Ocean Currents

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Rivers running through the oceans.

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Polar Climate

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Cold all year long.

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Precipitation

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Moisture that falls from the sky in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

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Prime Meridian

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The line of Longitude marked 0 degrees on the map that runs through Greenwich England and separates the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.

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Temperate Climate

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Has 4 Seasons.

Winter, Spring, Summer, & Fall.