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| weather | the condition of the bottom layer of the Earth's atmosphere in one place over a short period of time. |
| temperature | the degree of hotness or coldness of something, such as water or air, usually measured with a thermometer |
| precipatation | all the forms of water such as rain, sleet, hail, and snow that fall to the ground from the atmosphere |
| climate | the weather patterns that an area typically experiences over a long peorid of time |
| Gulf Stream | a warm ocean current in North Atiantic. flowing northeastward off the North Amereican coast |
| Peru Current | a cold water current of the southeast Pacific Ocean; flows between 40S and 4S |
| Clifornia Current | a southward flowing oceanic current along the West Coast of North America; flows between 48N and 23 |
| St. Louis | a city in Missouri |
| San Fransciso | a seaport city in California |
| vegetation | the plants in the area |
| canopy | a layer of branches and leaves that the top of the trees in a forest |
| tundra | a region where temperatures are always cool or cold and where only certain plants, such as low grasses can grow |
| vertical climate | the overall weathe patterns of a region as influenced by elevation; the higher the elevation, the colder the climate |
| Great plains | a dry area of short grasses located in North America |
| Arctic Cirlce | line of latitude around the near near the North Pole |
