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EL NIO
LA NINA
La Nia- unusually cold ocean temperatures in the
Pacific
E L E V AT I O N
Elevation is height above sea level
The higher the elevation the cooler the temperature.
Cooler
Temperatures
Warmer
Temperatures
RAIN SHADOW/OROGRAPHIC
Windward
WIND CURRENTS
Wind currents help distribute the suns heat from one part
of the world to another.
Warm air currents make areas warmer than normal. Cold
air currents make areas cooler than normal
High Pressure Air
OCEAN CURRENTS
Cool Ocean
Current
Cooler and
Drier
Current
GULF STREAM
America
AT L A N T I C D R I F T
OCEAN CURRENTS
C O R I O L I S E F F E C T:
The rotation of the Earth causes an interesting
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Z O N E S O F L AT I T U D E
High
Middle
Low
Middle
Middle
High
High