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| Climate | The average, year-after-year, conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds and clouds in an area. |
| Latitude | The distance from the equator, north or south, measured in degrees. |
| Windward | The side of mountains that face the oncoming wind. |
| Leeward | The side of mountains that face away from oncoming wind. |
| Ice Ages | Cold time periods in Earth's history, during which glaciers covered large parts of the surface. |
| Interglacials | Periods of warmer weather between ice ages. |
| Greenhouse Effect | Gases in the atmosphere trap solar energy and keep the Earth warmer than it should be. |
| Ozone Depletion | The loss of the protective ozone layer, in the stratosphere, that filters harmful UV radiation coming from the sun. |
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