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... margin and the time of year at the right margin . The values of insolation are shown by the vertical distance above the plane of the two margins . At the equator , where the day is always twelve hours long , there are two maxima of ...
... margin and the time of year at the right margin . The values of insolation are shown by the vertical distance above the plane of the two margins . At the equator , where the day is always twelve hours long , there are two maxima of ...
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... margins of the trade wind belts , and is therefore larger than the classic torrid zone . This trade wind zone is somewhat wider on the eastern side of the oceans , and properly includes within its limits . the equable marine climates of ...
... margins of the trade wind belts , and is therefore larger than the classic torrid zone . This trade wind zone is somewhat wider on the eastern side of the oceans , and properly includes within its limits . the equable marine climates of ...
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... margins . The groups of de Candolle's system are arranged as shown , if the xerophytes are limited to a E. Hekistotherms b 60 ° N . D. Mikrotherms 60 ° N 40 ° CMeso 20 ° B. Xerophytes therms -40 ° -20 ° 0 ° A. Megatherms 20 ° S- 40 ° C ...
... margins . The groups of de Candolle's system are arranged as shown , if the xerophytes are limited to a E. Hekistotherms b 60 ° N . D. Mikrotherms 60 ° N 40 ° CMeso 20 ° B. Xerophytes therms -40 ° -20 ° 0 ° A. Megatherms 20 ° S- 40 ° C ...
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... margin ( West European type ) ; ( b ) Eastern mar- gin ( Quebec type ) ; ( c ) Interior lowlands ( Siberian type ) ; ( d ) Interior mountain area ( Altai type ) . 3. The warm temperate regions . ( a ) Western margin with winter rains ...
... margin ( West European type ) ; ( b ) Eastern mar- gin ( Quebec type ) ; ( c ) Interior lowlands ( Siberian type ) ; ( d ) Interior mountain area ( Altai type ) . 3. The warm temperate regions . ( a ) Western margin with winter rains ...
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... margins of the trade winds . The dominant characteristic of this great belt , embracing but a little less than one - half of the earth's surface , is the re- markable simplicity and uniformity of its climatic features . This simplicity ...
... margins of the trade winds . The dominant characteristic of this great belt , embracing but a little less than one - half of the earth's surface , is the re- markable simplicity and uniformity of its climatic features . This simplicity ...
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