ch 19 vocab review

Front

Line on a weather map connecting equal pressure areas.

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isobar

Front

Region of air with higher barometric pressure than surroundings.

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high pressure

Front

Winds that blow from the same direction.

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Prevailing winds

Front

Strong, steady winds blowing across the equator from 30°N to 30°S.

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Trade winds.

Front

Low pressure belt at the equator where northern and southern hemisphere winds collide.

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Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)

Front

Narrow, fast-moving air current above mid-latitudes.

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jet stream

Front

Force exerted by air per unit area.

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air pressure

Front

Region of air with lower barometric pressure than surroundings.

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low pressure

Front

A wind in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean that changes direction seasonally.

Back

monsoon

Front

Earth’s rotation deflects moving objects to the right in the northern hemisphere.

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Coriolis effect