CH 28.3 and 28.4 vocabulary Flashcards
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Maritime climate
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An oceanic climate, typical of west coast in higher middle latitudes of continents. Mild summers and cool but not cold winters.
2
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Continental climate
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Where cold air masses infiltrate during the winter and warm air masses form in the summer under conditions of high sun and long days.
3
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Sea breeze
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A wind system characterized by a flow from sea to land during the day.
4
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Global Warming
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A global increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere attributed to the greenhouse effect.
5
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El nino
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A band of warm ocean water that develops in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific.
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La nina
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Is an ocean-atmosphere phenomenon that is the colder counterpart of El nino.
