Wor|d Geography

nottest |ace Da||o| Denak|| Depress|on Lth|op|a annua| average temperature 344 degree
Ce|s|us
Co|dest |ace |ateau Stat|on Antarct|ca annua| average temperature S67 degree Ce|s|us
Wettest |ace Mawsynram Megha|aya 1187cm (74 yr average)
Dr|est |ace Atacama Desert Ch||e 008cm

Geograph|ca| term|no|ogy

1rade Wlnds are Lhe wlnds whlch blow from Lhe subLroplcal belLs of hlgh pressure Lowards Lhe
equaLorlal reglon of low pressure from Lhe norLheasL ln Lhe norLhern hemlsphere and from Lhe
souLh easL ln Lhe souLhern hemlsphere

Cale ls Lhe name glven Lo sLrong wlnds havlng a speed beLween 36km and 72 km per hour

Purrlcane denoLes a sLrong wlnd and a vlolenL cyclonlc sLorm wlLh LorrenLlal raln and
LhundersLorm wlLh wlnd veloclLy of over hundred km per hour

1ornado ls Lhe name glven Lo Lhe vlolenL sLorm occurlng ln norLh Amerlca lL ls generally
accompanled by LorrenLlal ralns and produces waLer spouLs ln Lhe sea

WaLer SpouL ls a Lornado occurlng ln Lhe sea usually ln Lroplcal and subLroplcal reglons whlch
connecLs a whlrllng cone of dense cloud wlLh a cone of spray ralsed from sea and Lhus ralses a
huge column of waLer

ora ls Lhe name glven Lo Lhe cold dry wlnd experlenced parLlcularly ln wlnLer along Lhe easLern
coasL of Lhe ALlanLlc Ccean and ln norLhern lLaly

Cyclone ls a sLorm of hlgh lnLenslLy wlLh wlnds blowlng aL speeds of 120280 km per hour round
Lhe cenLre 1he wlnds ofLen accompanled by LorrenLlal raln rush lnward from all dlrecLlons

Ma[or Grass|ands

Crasslands ConLlnenL/
CounLry
ralrles norLh Amerlca
ampas SouLh Amerlca
reLorla SouLh Afrlca
veld SouLh Afrlca
SLeppes Lurasla
uowns AusLralla
usLaz Pungary
CanLanburry new Zealand