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Latitude and climate
Definitions for Latitude and climate
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Social Studies
7th Grade
04/26/2021

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Why do we have difference in temprature?
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The earth is a sphere so when the sunlight hits the earth the sun rays spread out where the earth curves this means some parts of the Earth receive more sunlight then other parts
Term
why do we have seasons?
Definition
The Earth is tilted on a 23.5degrees on its axis some parts of the Earth is faced to the sun and some are faced it opposite direction while the Earth slowly revolves around the sun
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What are the 3 climate zones?
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Tropic polar Temperate
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What is Climate?
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Climate is long-term patterns of weather
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What is Weather?
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Weather is short term state of the Atmosphere
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What is another name of lines of latitude?
Definition
Parallels
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What is another name for longitude?
Definition
Meridians
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