Social Studies 1097 Flashcards
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Counterclockwise
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direction of ocean currents in the Southern Hemisphere
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Time
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beginning
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Precipitation and temperature
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two primary features of climate.
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Permafrost
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- layer of permanently frozen ground
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Matter
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- Earth
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Microclimate-
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a small variation within a climate region
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Clockwise
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direction of ocean currents in Northern Hemisphere
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Current
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an ocean stream of river
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Space
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- heaven
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Elevation
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- primary geographic variable affecting climate on a mountain with a constant average temperature
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ITCZ-
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factor that produces the seasons in tropical climate
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Uniformitarianism-
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principle that laws and processes operate essentially as they always have
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Latitude-
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geographic variable that determines the amount of direct sunlight an area receives.
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High elevation-
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climate group in which altitude is the primary factor
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Continental-
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climate group found only in Northern Hemisphere
