GEOG 1001 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Arctic Air, Cold Front, Squall
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*this exam covers chapters 8,9, the first part of 10, 19, and 20. Moist, tropical air mass: remember that an air mass is not the same thing as a front! A front is the movement of an air mass, not an air mass itself. T(tropical), e (equatorial), and aa (antarctic): in winter, north america is affected by . The air is cool and humid all year. A continental arctic air mass in the very northern part of the continent (ca). The air is very cold and very dry. A continental polar air mass in the central part of the continent (cp). This air mass occurs in the northern hemisphere only: in the summer, north america is affected by . A maritime polar air mass on the north western and north eastern coasts (mp). This air mass affects the continent all year. A maritime tropical air mass on the south western and south eastern coasts (mt).
