| A | B |
| CLIMATE | Usual weather conditionw in alocation |
| LATITUDE | Distance in degrees north or south of the equator |
| MARINE CLIMATE | occurs near the ocean |
| CONTINENTAL CLIMATE | interior of a continent |
| OCEAN CURRENT | stream of water flowing through the ocean |
| SEASON | period of the year with specific weather patterns |
| CLIMATE ZONE | area of common weather characteristics |
| MICROCLIMATE | smaller area climate within a subclimate |
| URBAN HEAT ZONE | warm body of air over a city |
| RAIN SHADOW | dry area on the downwind side of a mountian |
| ICE AGE | a Period of ice sheets spreading from the poles |
| EL NINO | A disturbance of wind and ocean currents in the Pacific Ocean. |