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Geography
weather
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4th Grade
12/31/2007

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Term

 

 

arid climate

Definition

 

the yearly weather pattern that has

very little rain in a year

Term

atmosphere

Definition

 

 

the layer of air around the earth

Term

climate

Definition

 

 

the kind of weather a place has from year to year

Term

 

polar climate

Definition

 

the yearly weather pattern

that does not get warm enough

 in the summertime to raise crops

Term

 

temperate climate

Definition

 

the yearly  weather pattern

 that has a warm summer

& a cold winter

Term

 

tropical climate

Definition

 

the yearly weather pattern that has warm weather all the time

Term

 

weather

Definition

 

 

the condition of the atmosphere from day to day,

 such as sunny or stormy

Term

 

What four things

cause different climates?

Definition

 

1. the distance from the equator

2. the distance from the ocean

3. the height above sea level

4. the land around an area

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