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Wind Systems and Global Atmospheric Circulation
Describe how global wind patterns, including trade winds and westerlies, distribute heat and moisture.
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Climate Controls: Factors That Shape Regional Climates
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Explain how Earth-Sun relationships, latitude, elevation, atmospheric circulation, ocean currents, and continental position combine to determine a region's climate.
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113.43(b)(4)(A)Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · Social-studies · 11th Gradeexplain how elevation, latitude, wind systems, ocean currents, position on a continent, and mountain barriers influence temperature, precipitation, and distribution of climate regions;
113.43(b)(3)(B)Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · Social-studies · 11th Gradedescribe the physical processes that affect the environments of regions, including weather, tectonic forces, erosion, and soil-building processes; and