'Rain shadows' diaporamas de présentation

Climate Lesson

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Rain Shadows (The Orographic Effect)

Rain Shadows (The Orographic Effect). Rain Shadows : Area of land that receives less precipitation because of a Mountain Range to its windward side. Air Masses. California wind usually blows West (Pacific Ocean) to the East. As it travels over the Pacific Ocean, it picks up moisture.

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SW Asia Review

SW Asia Review. Kelly Traina. Euphrates River. The Euphrates River flows parallel to the Tigris River. The area between the rivers is called the Fertile C rescent or Mesopotamia. Because the river is such an important resource, it is a source of conflict between Syria and Turkey.

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Weather and Climate

Weather and Climate. Weather. WEATHER is the atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time. It can be described using many different VARIABLES , including: Air temperature Air pressure Wind speed / direction Humidity Cloud coverage

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Climate of Rangelands

Climate of Rangelands. J. Peterson. Jim Peaco (www.nps.gov). J. Schmidt (www.nps.gov). Climate plays primary role. Climate: Long-term patters of temperature & precip Weather = short-term variation in temp., precip . wi nd, humidity, etc. Biome:

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Desert

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