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climate
talking about the climate, temperatrue..........
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Geography
9th Grade
04/19/2012

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continental climate
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climate that develops away from the influence of the o ccean
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maritime climate
Definition
strongly influened by the closeness of an ocean or other large water body
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air mass
Definition
a large body of air
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convectional precipitation
Definition
is caused on a hot summer day, and is heated land cause the air above ot to rize convection
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moderating effect
Definition
effects that is a large water of body tha have on the climate over nearly land areas
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pervailing winds
Definition
winds that are most commonly found in an area
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front
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the  front  is formed as a cold front and overtakes a warm front
and lifts the warm air completely off the ground.
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jet stream
Definition
west to east movement of air in the midlatitude flowing at speeds of up to 400km/h at an altitude of between 8000 and 15 000 m
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relief precipitation
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precipitation created when an air mass rises tocross a mt barrier, also called orographic precipitation
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