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Weather
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The short term changes in the air for a given place and time.
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Climate
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A region’s average weather conditions over a long period.
3
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Prevailing Winds
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Winds that blow in the same direction over large areas of Earth.
4
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Ocean Currents
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Large streams of surface seawater.
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Front
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A place where two different temperatures or moisture content meet.
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Monsoons
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Seasonal winds that bring either dry or moist air.
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Savannas
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Areas of tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs.
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Steppes
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Semidry grasslands or prairies.
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Permafrost
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Permanently frozen layers of soil.
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Chapter I9
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Chapter 219
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Chapter 39
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Chapter 420
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Chapter 17: West-Central Europe16
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Chapter 16: Southern Europe18
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Chapter 14: History of Early Modern Europe17
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Chapter 13: Early History of Europe20
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Chapter 18: Northern Europe17
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Chapter 615
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Chapter 8: Caribbean South America13
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Chapter 7: Central America and the Caribbean9
