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what's prevailing winds?
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Definition
| -are winds that blow predominantly from a single general direction over a particular point on Earth's surface. |
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| what can also influence climate? |
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Definition
| -The proximity of land to large bodies of water can also strongly influence climate. |
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| example of Large-scale warm and cold oceanic currents |
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Definition
-the cold Japanese current off the coast of California and the warm Gulf Stream off the East Coast of the United States
-exert regional controls on the climate of adjoining landmasses. |
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| what does Water has a very high specific heat cause? |
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Definition
| -it causes water to remain within a relatively narrow temperature range between day and night and from season to season. |
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| what did Mountains also affect? |
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| -local climate because of the rain-shadow effect. |
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