Climates
This type of climate resembles polar climates, but elevation prevents trees and plants from growing.
What is Highland Climates?
These climates are found just north of the Tropic of Cancer and south of the Tropic of Capricorn near the edge of the temperate zone.
What are Mild Climates?
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What is Europe?
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What is the Indian Ocean?
This type of precipitation occurs when a front of hot, moist air rises above a front of cold air causing the moisture to condense into clouds before becoming rain.
What is Frontal Precipitation?
This climate contains two sub-categories: Polar Icecaps and Tundra.
What are Polar Climates?
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What is Africa?
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What is North America?
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What is the Pacific Ocean?
This type of precipitation occurs when warm, moist air rises above a mountain which causes the air to cool and rain on the mountain. This produces a desert on the other side of the mountain.
What is Orographic Precipitation?
These climates experience high temperatures and heavy precipitation.
What are Tropical Climates?
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What is Antarctica?
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What is South America?
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What is the Southern Ocean?
This type of precipitation occurs when hot, moist air continues to rise until the air becomes oversaturated and produces torrential downpours and flooding.
What is Convectional Precipitation?
These climates tend to experience seasonal extremes in temperature and precipitation.
What are Continental Climates?
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What is Asia?
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What is the Arctic Ocean?
These allow areas of the earth closer to the equator to become colder than areas further away from the equator.
What are Ocean Currents?
Name two of the factors of a culture that have not been named.
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These climates contain Deserts and Steppes which both receive less than 30 inches of precipitation a year.
What are Dry Climates?
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What is Australia? (Double Points for Oceania)
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What is the Atlantic Ocean?
The word "Culture" comes from the Latin word that means this.
What is "Worship?"
Name two of the factors of culture that have not been named.
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