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Page ix
... climatic divides . CHAPTER III . THE CLASSIFICATION OF CLIMATES ( CONTINUED ) Supan's climatic provinces - Köppen's classifica- PAGE 1 19 35 55 tion of climates - Ravenstein's hygrothermal types- Classification of rainfall ix.
... climatic divides . CHAPTER III . THE CLASSIFICATION OF CLIMATES ( CONTINUED ) Supan's climatic provinces - Köppen's classifica- PAGE 1 19 35 55 tion of climates - Ravenstein's hygrothermal types- Classification of rainfall ix.
Page xiii
... PROVINCES • 11 GENERAL DISTRIBUTION OF PLANT ZONES 12 SCHEME OF CLIMATES AT SEA - LEVEL 13 NAMES OF CLIMATES AT SEA - LEVEL 14 VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF CLIMATES 15 PRESSURE AND WINDS IN JANUARY 16 PRESSURE AND WINDS IN JULY 17 KÖPPEN'S ...
... PROVINCES • 11 GENERAL DISTRIBUTION OF PLANT ZONES 12 SCHEME OF CLIMATES AT SEA - LEVEL 13 NAMES OF CLIMATES AT SEA - LEVEL 14 VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF CLIMATES 15 PRESSURE AND WINDS IN JANUARY 16 PRESSURE AND WINDS IN JULY 17 KÖPPEN'S ...
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... provinces . The high temperatures of the transition periods are most oppressive when the air is most damp . In India this is the case in the autumn . In low latitudes , mon- soon and non - monsoon climates differ but little , for summer ...
... provinces . The high temperatures of the transition periods are most oppressive when the air is most damp . In India this is the case in the autumn . In low latitudes , mon- soon and non - monsoon climates differ but little , for summer ...
Page 55
... provinces are in the eastern hemisphere , in- cluding Polynesia ; twelve are in the western , and two in the polar zones . The description of these provinces is as follows : 1 1 . Arctic Province . This coincides with the 1 Free ...
... provinces are in the eastern hemisphere , in- cluding Polynesia ; twelve are in the western , and two in the polar zones . The description of these provinces is as follows : 1 1 . Arctic Province . This coincides with the 1 Free ...
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... Province . Here the evidences of a land climate begin to be observed ; but as most of the region is a plain , differences depend mainly on latitude . The rainfall is smaller than in Province 2 , and gradually diminishes towards the ...
... Province . Here the evidences of a land climate begin to be observed ; but as most of the region is a plain , differences depend mainly on latitude . The rainfall is smaller than in Province 2 , and gradually diminishes towards the ...
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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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