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9. This refers to the long term average conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds and clouds in an area.
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10. Climate
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11. A small area with climate conditions different from those around it.
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12. microclimate
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13. In which temperature zone do the sun’s rays hit least directly?
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14. polar
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15. Generally, climates located farther from the equator have…
Warmer ocean currents
Lower temperatures
More rain
Higher relative humidity
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16. Lower temperatures
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17. Name the four factors that affect temperature
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18. Latitude, altitude, distance from large bodies of water, and ocean currents
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19. The movement of cold water upward from the deep ocean
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20. upwelling
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21. Which current help keep California coastal climates mild in winter?
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22. Davidson current
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23. What causes upwelling?
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24. Occurs when wind blows surface water away from a coast and cold water rises from the ocean depths.
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25. Begins when an unusual pattern of winds form over the Western Pacific
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26. El Nino
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27. Explain how deep currents form and move in the ocean
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28. Deep currents form when dense ocean water near the poles sinks and flows slowly along the ocean floor towards the equator
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29. Forests in which large amounts of rain fall year round
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30. Rain forest
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31. This region is generally cooler and wetter than nearby lowlands; temperature decreasing with altitude.
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32. highlands
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33. Includes Mediterranean humid subtropical, and marine west coast
Includes Mediterranean humid subtropical, and marine west coast. Averages 10 degrees Celsius or above in the warmest month and between -3 and 18 degrees Celsius in the coldest month
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34. Temperate Marine
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35. What two major factors are used to classify clinates?
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36. Temperature and precipitaion
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37. What are the six main climate regions?
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38. Tropical rainy, dry, temperate marine, temperate continental, polar, and highland
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39. The gradual increase in Earth’s temperature
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40. Global warming
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41. What human actions increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
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42. Burning fossil fuels
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43. A major cause of ozone depletion is
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44. Chlorofluorocarbons Or CFCs
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45. Name three things that CFCs are used in
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46. Air conditioners, refrigerators, aerosol sprays and cleaners for electronics
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47. What are three examples of greenhouse gases?
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48. Methane, water vapor and carbon dioxide
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49. Prevailing winds and the presence of mountains are the two main factors that affect
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50. precipitation
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51. Short term changes in climate have been linked to
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52. sunspots
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53. The south end of Earth’s axis is tilted towards the sun in which month
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54. December, January or February
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55. Permanently frozen soil found in the tundra
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56. permafrost
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57. Over millions of years, warm climates have alternated with cold climate periods, or glacial episodes known as
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58. Ice ages
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How has the movement of continents caused the Earth’s climate to change?
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61. The movement of large masses of lands has affected the patterns of winds and ocean currents which in turn has changed climates
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