Lessons 33 & 34 Flashcards
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a few words to describe ocean currents
warm, clockwise. cold, counterclockwise
do warm currents bring a lot of precipitation why?
yes because they hold more moisture.
what is upwelling?
the movement of deeper cooler richer water
what side does upwelling tend to occur?
west side of continents
what side of continents coral reef occur?
east
what is the strongest cold ocean current
Humboldt
where is elnio
west coast of sa
north Atlantic drift?
it carries more water than any other River in the world combined.
glacier
a large mass of land ice
what is an alpine glacier
small in mountains.
continental glacier
a glacier formed at high altitudes that covers a large area of land.
the antarctic ice sheet
is bigger than the us and mexico combined
what is calving
when pieces of an iceberg touch the water they fall off
what is a fjord
a long narrow arm of the sea formed by glaciers
what parts of Asia have tropical climates
southern
what parts of Asia receive lots of precipitation
southern
what parts of Asia receive very little precipitation
northern
south asia
MT Everest is south
se asia
has the largest religious temple
what parts of asia have dry climates?
West
what parts of asia has continental climates?
North and a little north east
