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... chiefly because of the mobility of the ocean waters , whereby there is a tendency towards an equalisation of the temperature between equator whereof one is ever glowing with the bright sun , and scorched forever by his fire ; round ...
... chiefly because of the mobility of the ocean waters , whereby there is a tendency towards an equalisation of the temperature between equator whereof one is ever glowing with the bright sun , and scorched forever by his fire ; round ...
Page 25
... chiefly a theoretical interest , but is of some practical importance in its relation to the regions of frozen ground . Summer heat is more im- portant for vegetation than winter cold ; and where the. CLIMATIC ZONES AND SUBDIVISIONS 25.
... chiefly a theoretical interest , but is of some practical importance in its relation to the regions of frozen ground . Summer heat is more im- portant for vegetation than winter cold ; and where the. CLIMATIC ZONES AND SUBDIVISIONS 25.
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... chiefly in the northern 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 ...
... chiefly in the northern 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 ...
Page 72
... chiefly controlled by marine and continental in- fluences , and each type , wherever found , has certain similar general relations to human life and develop- ment , as well as to animals and plants . The types are as follows : 1. Polar ...
... chiefly controlled by marine and continental in- fluences , and each type , wherever found , has certain similar general relations to human life and develop- ment , as well as to animals and plants . The types are as follows : 1. Polar ...
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... chiefly in the afternoon and evening - conditions not very un- like those which exist during certain spells of sum- mer weather in the north temperate zone . There are the dense tropical forests of the Amazon and of equa- torial Africa ...
... chiefly in the afternoon and evening - conditions not very un- like those which exist during certain spells of sum- mer weather in the north temperate zone . There are the dense tropical forests of the Amazon and of equa- torial Africa ...
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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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Page 273 - ... to the vigorous employment of all his faculties. A more economical Nature yields nothing, except to the sweat of his brow; every gift on her part is a recompense for effort on his.