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... North America . By ISRAEL C. RUSSELL . 4. Earth Sculpture ; or , The Origin of Land Forms . 5 . 6 . 7 . By JAMES GEIKIE . Volcanoes : Their Structure and Significance . Revised Ed . By T. G. BONNEY . Bacteria . By GEORGE Newman . A Book ...
... North America . By ISRAEL C. RUSSELL . 4. Earth Sculpture ; or , The Origin of Land Forms . 5 . 6 . 7 . By JAMES GEIKIE . Volcanoes : Their Structure and Significance . Revised Ed . By T. G. BONNEY . Bacteria . By GEORGE Newman . A Book ...
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... North America and Asia , the rainfall is generally deficient ; irrigation is more or less necessary , and deserts and steppes characterise the continental por- tions . Only in the monsoon districts of southern and eastern Asia , of ...
... North America and Asia , the rainfall is generally deficient ; irrigation is more or less necessary , and deserts and steppes characterise the continental por- tions . Only in the monsoon districts of southern and eastern Asia , of ...
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... American Coastal Province . Mild , equable , rainy climate . 25. Californian Province . Relatively cool , es- pecially in summer . Marked sub - tropical rainy seasons . 26. North ... America . Equable tem- perature . Rain at all seasons , but ...
... American Coastal Province . Mild , equable , rainy climate . 25. Californian Province . Relatively cool , es- pecially in summer . Marked sub - tropical rainy seasons . 26. North ... America . Equable tem- perature . Rain at all seasons , but ...
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... America , marked zenithal rains ; in South America , more regular precipitation . 30. South American Tropical ... North Chilean Province . Sub - tropical . 33. South Chilean Province . Equable tempera- tures , with cool summers .
... America , marked zenithal rains ; in South America , more regular precipitation . 30. South American Tropical ... North Chilean Province . Sub - tropical . 33. South Chilean Province . Equable tempera- tures , with cool summers .
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... north . The highest mean annual temperatures , shown by the isotherm of 85 ° , are in central Africa , in India , the north of Australia and Central America , but , with the excep- CHARACTERISTICS OF ZONES - TROPICS 77.
... north . The highest mean annual temperatures , shown by the isotherm of 85 ° , are in central Africa , in India , the north of Australia and Central America , but , with the excep- CHARACTERISTICS OF ZONES - TROPICS 77.
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Africa altitude ANNUAL MARCH Antarctic anticyclonic Arctic Arctic circle Asia chiefly civilisation climatology cloudiness cold colder continental climate continents cool crops curve cyclonic damp decrease deserts disease distribution districts diurnal drier dry season earth's surface east eastern coasts effect equator equatorial Europe favourable forests Greenland heat higher latitudes humidity important increasing India insolation irrigation islands isotherm land latitude circle less lowlands malaria margins maxima maximum mean annual mean temperature Meteorology migration monsoon months mountain climates natives natural North America north polar northern oceans perature period plateaus polar climate polar zones pole population pressure prevailing Province rainfall rainy season regions result savannas sea-level Siberia snow southern hemisphere steppes storms sub-tropical sub-tropical belts summer sunspot temperature tion trade wind trees tropics tude tundra usually vegetation warm warmer weather west coast westerlies western yellow fever
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