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| CLIMATE | The average weather conditions over a period of time in an area |
| EQUATOR | The imaginary line that circles the middle of Earth |
| ICE AGE | The cold periods when ice sheets cover large areas of the world |
| NORTHERN HEMISPHERE | The half of the Earth above the equator |
| SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE | The half of the Earth below the equator |
| AXIS | The imaginary line running through Earth around which the Earth rotates |
| ICE CORES | Long columns of ice that scientists drill out of glaciers |
| POLAR CLIMATE | A climate that is generally very cold - Arctic & Antarctic. |
| TEMPERATE CLIMATE | A climate that generally has summers that are warm & dry & winters that are cold & wet.This climate is between the equator & the poles. |
| TROPICAL CLIMATE | A climate that is generally hot & rainy year-round.These areas are closest to the equator. |
