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Earth's Climates
Descriptions of the Earth's climates.
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Geography
7th Grade
09/15/2010

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ice cap
Definition
very cold all year with permanent ice and snow

 

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tundra
Definition
very cold winters, cold summers, with little rain or snow
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subarctic
Definition
cold snowy winters, cool rainy summers
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marine west coast
Definition
warm summers, cool winters, rainfall all year
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humid continental
Definition
warm rainy summers, cool snowy winters
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humid subtropical
Definition
hot, rainy summers, mild winters with some rain
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mediterranean
Definition
warm all year with dry summers and short, rainy winters
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arid
Definition
hot and dry all year with very little rain
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semiarid
Definition
hot, dry summers with cool dry winters
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tropical wet and dry
Definition
hot all year with rainy and dry seasons
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tropical wet
Definition
hot and rainy all year
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highlands
Definition
temperature and precipitation vary with latitude and elevation
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