| A | B |
|---|
| weather | change in temperature and precipitation over a short period of time |
| climate | the usual pattern of weather events in an area over a long period of time |
| tropics | lie between Tropic of cancer and Capricorn hot climate (30 N or 30 S) |
| currents | moving streams of water, warm or cold or air create climates. warm winds and currents move to poles bringing warmth |
| typhoons | a tropical storm from Pacific Ocean |
| monsoons | seasonal wind that brings rain to Asia |
| rain shadow | dry area on the inland side of a mountain |
| hurricanes | a violent tropical storm in Atlantic/Pacific |
