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... climates - Relation of continental and ocean areas to temperature : reasons for the slow change in the temperature of ocean waters - Marine or oceanic climate - Continental cli- mate - Desert climate - Coast or littoral climate- Monsoon ...
... climates - Relation of continental and ocean areas to temperature : reasons for the slow change in the temperature of ocean waters - Marine or oceanic climate - Continental cli- mate - Desert climate - Coast or littoral climate- Monsoon ...
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... CLIMATE • 133 27 ANNUAL MARCH OF TEMPERATURE FOR SELECTED STATIONS IN THE TEMPERATE ZONES • 28 ANNUAL MARCH OF RAINFALL : TEMPERATE ZONES 29 ANNUAL MARCH OF CLOUDINESS IN CONTINENTAL AND MOUNTAIN CLIMATES : TEMPERATE ZONES 135 139 147 ...
... CLIMATE • 133 27 ANNUAL MARCH OF TEMPERATURE FOR SELECTED STATIONS IN THE TEMPERATE ZONES • 28 ANNUAL MARCH OF RAINFALL : TEMPERATE ZONES 29 ANNUAL MARCH OF CLOUDINESS IN CONTINENTAL AND MOUNTAIN CLIMATES : TEMPERATE ZONES 135 139 147 ...
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... continents . These temperature zones have real significance . They em- phasise the natural conditions of climate more than can be the case in any subdivision by latitude circles , and they bear a fairly close resemblance to the old ...
... continents . These temperature zones have real significance . They em- phasise the natural conditions of climate more than can be the case in any subdivision by latitude circles , and they bear a fairly close resemblance to the old ...
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... continents ; and the third , with moderate summers and cold winters , * extends around the world , with the exception of a ... continental por- tions . Only in the monsoon districts of southern and ... CLIMATIC ZONES AND SUBDIVISIONS 29.
... continents ; and the third , with moderate summers and cold winters , * extends around the world , with the exception of a ... continental por- tions . Only in the monsoon districts of southern and ... CLIMATIC ZONES AND SUBDIVISIONS 29.
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... Climates - Relation of Continental and Ocean Areas to Temperature : Reasons for the Slow Change in the Temperature of Ocean Waters - Marine or Oceanic Cli- mate - Continental Climate - Desert Climate - Coast or Lit- toral Climate - Monsoon ...
... Climates - Relation of Continental and Ocean Areas to Temperature : Reasons for the Slow Change in the Temperature of Ocean Waters - Marine or Oceanic Cli- mate - Continental Climate - Desert Climate - Coast or Lit- toral Climate - Monsoon ...
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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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