Weather - condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time, Climate - weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time, axis - an imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth between the North and South Poles, revolution - in astronomy, the Earth’s yearly trip around the sun, taking 365¼ days, equinox - one of two days (about March 21 and September 23) on which the sun is directly above the Equator, making day and night equal in length, solstice - one of two days (about June 21 and December 22) on which the sun’s rays strike directly on the Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn, marking the beginning of summer or winter, midnight sun - continuous daylight, a time when the sun is visible at midnight during the summer in either the Arctic or Antarctic Circle, greenhouse effect - the capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat, thereby warming the Earth, predictable - expected or able to be foreseen, Eventually - taking place later; in the end, current - cold or warm stream of seawater that flows in the oceans, generally in a circular pattern, prevailing winds - wind in a region that blows in a fairly constant directional pattern, Coriolis effect - the resulting diagonal movement, either north or south, of prevailing winds caused by the Earth’s rotation, doldrums - a frequently windless area near the Equator, El Niño - a periodic reversal of the pattern of ocean currents and water temperatures in the mid-Pacific region, windward - being in or facing the direction from which the wind is blowing, leeward - being in or facing the direction toward which the wind is blowing, rain shadow - result of a process by which dry areas develop on the leeward sides of mountain ranges, crucial - vitally important, derive - to acquire, Biome - major type of ecological community defined primarily by distinctive plant and animal groups, natural vegetation - plant life that grows in a certain area if people have not changed the natural environment, terrain - the physical characteristics of the surface of the land, Average Daily Temperature - the average of the daily high temperature and the overnight low; often used for comparison across climate regions, Oasis - small area in a desert where water and vegetation are found, prairie - an inland grassland area, coniferous - referring to vegetation having cones and needle-shaped leaves, including many evergreens, that keep their foliage throughout the winter, deciduous - falling off or shed seasonally or periodically; trees such as oak and maple, which lose their leaves in autumn, mixed forest - forest with both coniferous and deciduous trees, permafrost - a permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground,

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