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Hurricanes only form …………………… (over / above) really warm ocean water of 80°F or warmer. They typically form ……………………… (between /among) 5 to 15 degrees latitude north and south of the equator. A hurricane and a typhoon ……………………….. (is / are) more or less the same. They are all tropical storms occurring ……………………….. (in / at / on) different parts of the world. Tropical storms occurring in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Eastern Pacific Ocean ………………….. (called / are called / is called) hurricanes. In the Western Pacific Ocean, they are called typhoons. In the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal, and Australia, ……………………… (this / these) types of storms are called cyclones.

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Hurricanes only form over really warm ocean water of 80°F or warmer. They typically form between 5 to 15 degrees latitude north and south of the equator. A hurricane and a typhoon are more or less the same. They are all tropical storms occurring in different parts of the world. Tropical storms occurring in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Eastern Pacific Ocean are called hurricanes. In the Western Pacific Ocean, they are called typhoons. In the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal, and Australia, these types of storms are called cyclones.