Climate Geography of North America
By Ayla Johnston
Humid Continental Climate
Humid Continental Climate Map
Humid Continental Climate- michigan (in fall)
Humid Continental Climate- michigan (in winter)
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Great Lakes
noun
a series of five lakes between the U.S. and Canada, comprising Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior; connected with the Atlantic by the St. Lawrence River.
Atlantic Ocean
noun
an ocean bounded by North America and South America in the Western Hemisphere and by Europe and Africa in the Eastern Hemisphere. About 31,530,000 sq. mi. (81,663,000 sq. km); with connecting seas about 41,000,000 sq. mi. (106,100,000 sq. km); greatest known depth, 30,246 feet (9219 meters).
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Source; http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Atlantic+Ocean?s=t Atlantic Ocean
Humid Subtropical Climate
Humid Subtropical Climate Map
Georgia Landscape
Gulf of Mexico
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"A warm ocean current flowing N from the Gulf of Mexico, along the E coast of the U.S., to an area off the SE coast of Newfoundland, where it becomes the western terminus of the North Atlantic Current." Gulf Stream
An arm of the Atlantic surrounded by the U.S., Cuba, and Mexico. 700,000 sq. mi. (1,813,000 sq. km); greatest depth 12,714 feet (3875 meters). Gulf of Mexico
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Source; http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Gulf+of+Mexico?s=t Gulf of Mexico
Tropical Savanna
Tropical Savanna Map
Tropical Savanna
Tropical Savanna Africa
Florida Keys
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Florida Keys
noun
a chain of small islands and reefs off the coast of S Florida. About 225 miles (362 km) long.
Cuba
noun
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
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Steppe Climate Map
Steppe in mountain
Steppe in China
Great Plains
Tornadoe and thunderstorm
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Great Plains
noun
a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
tornado
noun, plural tor·na·does, tor·na·dos. 1. a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
thunderstorm
noun
a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds.
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Highland Climate
Rocky Mountains
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Rocky Mountains
noun
the chief mountain system in North America, extending from central New Mexico to N Alaska. Highest peak, Mount McKinley, 20,300 feet (6187 meters).
rain shadow
noun Meteorology .
a region in the lee of mountains that receives less rainfall than the region windward of the mountains.
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Desert
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drought
noun
a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops.
Dust Bowl
noun the region in the S central U.S. that suffered from dust storms in theDefinitions Sources
Marine West Cost Climate
Marine West Cost Climate Map
Ocean view
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Seattle
noun
2.
a seaport in W Washington, on Puget sound.
Pacific Ocean
noun
an ocean bordered by the American continents, Asia, and Australia: largest ocean in the world; divided by the equator into the North Pacific and the South Pacific. 70,000,000 sq. mi. (181,300,000 sq. km); greatest known depth, 35,433 feet (10,800 meters).
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Mediterranean Climate
Mediterranean Climate Map
Summer in the Mediterranean Climate
California Current
Pacific Mountains
Map of Pacific Mountains
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California Current
noun
a cold current originating in the northern part of the Pacific Ocean, flowing SE along the coast of W North America.
Coast Ranges
A series of mountain ranges of extreme western North America extending from southeast Alaska to Baja California along the coastline of the Pacific Ocean.
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Humid Tropical Climate
The Hawiian Islands fall in the Easterly Trade Wind Belt, they are wetter on the windward,eastern sides where they have a Humid Tropical Climate. On the leeward,western slopes there is a drier Tropical Savanna Climate
Humid Tropical Climate map
Hawaiian Volcano
Trade Wind Belt
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volcano
noun, plural vol·ca·noes, vol·ca·nos.
1.
a vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals.
2.
a mountain or hill, usually having a cuplike crater at the summit, formed around such a vent from the ash and lava expelled through it.
trade winds
Winds that blow steadily from east to west and toward the equator over most of the Torrid Zone. The trade winds are caused by hot air rising at the equator, with cool air moving in to take its place from the north and from the south. The winds are deflected westward because of the Earth's west-to-east rotation. Compare antitrades.
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Subarctic Climate
Subarctic Climate Map
Subarctic in summer
Subarctic in winter
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adj.
Located between mountains or mountain systems, especially lying between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada or Cascade Range in the western United States.
plateau
1.
a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons.
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Tundra Climate
Tundra Climate Map
Winter Landscape
Rockey Mountains
interior Plains
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A major mountain system of western North America extending more than 4,827 km (3,000 mi) from northwest Alaska to the Mexican border. The system includes numerous ranges and forms the Continental Divide. Its highest elevation is Mount Elbert, 4,402.1 m (14,433 ft), in central Colorado. In Canada the Rockies rise to 3,956.5 m (12,972 ft) at Mount Robson in eastern British Columbia. Sections of the mountains were explored by Coronado, Lewis and Clark, Zebulon Pike, Sir Alexander Mackenzie, and Simon Fraser.
Interior Plains
The Interior Plains is a vast physiographic region that spreads across the Laurentian craton of central North America.