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- climate
- conditions of temperature and precipitation over a period of time.
- tropical zone
- high temperatures and high humidity
- biome
- division used to classify areas with similar climates, plants,and animals
- a biome with very little precipitation
- desert
- 3 types of zones
- temperate tropical polar
- latitude
- measure of the distance north and south of the equator.
- windward side
- side facing the wind, gets a lot of precipitation
- marine climate
- found near the ocean
- permafrost
- permanently frozen layer of soil on a tundra
- coniferous
- trees that have needles and cones
- leeward side
- side facing away from the wind
- prevailing wind
- a wind that blows from one direction
- deciduous
- tress that shed their leaves in the fall
- temperate zone
- moderate temperatures and rainfall all year round
- polar zone
- climate with the coldest average temperatures