climate zone - Tempeture zone on Earth. The three major climate zones are tropical, temperate and polar. , Gulf Stream - Ocean current that brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico to the west coast of Europe., high latitude - Places that are far from the equator (over 60°), latitude - Distance in degrees from the equator. , low latitude - Part of the Earth's surface that is near the equator (less than 30°)., midnight sun - Period in the polar regions in summer when the does not set. , ocean currente - Movement of seawater caused by winds blowing in the same direction for a long time., onshore wind - Wind that blows from the sea towards the land. Also called sea breeze. , polar circles - Circles of latitude 66 ½°N and 66 ½°S., polar night - Period in the polar regions in winter when the sun never rises., polar regions - Areas north of 66 ½°N and south of 66 ½°S., sea breaze - Wind that blows from the sea towards the land. Also called onshore wind., subtropics - Part of the temperate zone that is nearest of the tropics (sub means under). It is cooler than in the tropics but warmer than the rest of the temperate zone. , temperate zone - Area between 23 ½°N and 66 ½°N an between 66 ½°N and 23 ½°S and 66 ½°S. Temperate means not very hot ande not very cold., offshore wind - Wind that blows from the land towards the sea. , tropics - Warm climate zone near the equator between 23 ½°N and 23 ½°S.,

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