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... regions - Summary and conclu- sions . - CHAPTER IV . THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ZONES . I. THE TROPICS General : climate and weather - Temperature - The seasons - Physiological effects of heat and humidity -Pressure - Winds and rainfall ...
... regions - Summary and conclu- sions . - CHAPTER IV . THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ZONES . I. THE TROPICS General : climate and weather - Temperature - The seasons - Physiological effects of heat and humidity -Pressure - Winds and rainfall ...
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... AND WINDS IN JANUARY 16 PRESSURE AND WINDS IN JULY 17 KÖPPEN'S CLASSIFICATION OF CLIMATES IN RELA- · TION TO VEGETATION 48 50 • 56 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 FIG . 18 HERBERTSON'S MAJOR NATURAL REGIONS 19 ANNUAL MARCH xiii PAGE.
... AND WINDS IN JANUARY 16 PRESSURE AND WINDS IN JULY 17 KÖPPEN'S CLASSIFICATION OF CLIMATES IN RELA- · TION TO VEGETATION 48 50 • 56 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 FIG . 18 HERBERTSON'S MAJOR NATURAL REGIONS 19 ANNUAL MARCH xiii PAGE.
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... REGIONS 19 ANNUAL MARCH OF TEMPERATURE : EQUATORIAL TYPE · • PAGE 71 91 92 2255 95 20 ANNUAL MARCH OF RAINFALL IN THE TROPICS 21 ANNUAL MARCH OF CLOUDINESS IN THE TROPICS 22 ANNUAL MARCH OF TEMPERATURE : TROPICAL TYPE 97 23 MONTHLY ...
... REGIONS 19 ANNUAL MARCH OF TEMPERATURE : EQUATORIAL TYPE · • PAGE 71 91 92 2255 95 20 ANNUAL MARCH OF RAINFALL IN THE TROPICS 21 ANNUAL MARCH OF CLOUDINESS IN THE TROPICS 22 ANNUAL MARCH OF TEMPERATURE : TROPICAL TYPE 97 23 MONTHLY ...
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... Major Natural Regions . Geogr . Jour . , XXV , 1905 . " 30 , 31 , 32. Scientific Results of the Norwegian North Polar Expedi- tion . Vol . vi , Meteorology . 1 CLIMATE INTRODUCTION Meaning and Scope of Climatology - Relation XV.
... Major Natural Regions . Geogr . Jour . , XXV , 1905 . " 30 , 31 , 32. Scientific Results of the Norwegian North Polar Expedi- tion . Vol . vi , Meteorology . 1 CLIMATE INTRODUCTION Meaning and Scope of Climatology - Relation XV.
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... regions in which the cyclonic or storm control of weather conditions is characteristic , of the cyclonic unit , so that , for ex- ample , the average duration and value of cyclonic ranges of temperature in the several months , or the ...
... regions in which the cyclonic or storm control of weather conditions is characteristic , of the cyclonic unit , so that , for ex- ample , the average duration and value of cyclonic ranges of temperature in the several months , or 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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