an event or process that leads to a result or change - Cause, any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America - Continent, a result or change that happens because of an event or process - Effect, a climate pattern where water near the equator gets hotter than usual and affects the weather around the world - El Nino, the imaginary line that divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres (halves) - Equator, the distance of a place north or south of Earth’s equator - latitude, the distance of a place east or west of Earth’s prime meridian - Longitude, a measure of how hot or cold something is - Temperature, general weather patterns over a long period of time - Climate, A giant pattern of moving water that spans whole oceans and moves water from place to place in a circle - Gyre, Ocean water flowing in a continuous path - Ocean Current, Winds that move in one direction and are strong enough to push ocean currents - Prevailing winds, A process in which deep, cold water rises towards the surface of the ocean - Upwelling,

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