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Page 11
... tude on June 21 is greater than that received on the equinox at the equator . As one passes from the tropic to the pole the sun stands lower and lower at noon , and the value of insolation would steadily decrease with latitude if it ...
... tude on June 21 is greater than that received on the equinox at the equator . As one passes from the tropic to the pole the sun stands lower and lower at noon , and the value of insolation would steadily decrease with latitude if it ...
Page 12
... tude of the sun then more than compensates for the increasing length of day , and the value of insolation . diminishes , a minimum being reached at about lat . 62 ° . Then the rapidly increasing length of day to- wards the pole ( the ...
... tude of the sun then more than compensates for the increasing length of day , and the value of insolation . diminishes , a minimum being reached at about lat . 62 ° . Then the rapidly increasing length of day to- wards the pole ( the ...
Page 13
... tude in both hemispheres until the rays are tangent to the earth's surface at the poles ( except for the effect of refraction ) . Therefore , the values of insolation / diminish from a maximum at the equator to a mini- mum at both poles ...
... tude in both hemispheres until the rays are tangent to the earth's surface at the poles ( except for the effect of refraction ) . Therefore , the values of insolation / diminish from a maximum at the equator to a mini- mum at both poles ...
Page 32
... tude circles and the isothermal and wind classifica- tions has been suggested by Woeikof , who objects to limiting the torrid zone by the tropics on the ground that the high temperatures of that zone , as well as its characteristic ...
... tude circles and the isothermal and wind classifica- tions has been suggested by Woeikof , who objects to limiting the torrid zone by the tropics on the ground that the high temperatures of that zone , as well as its characteristic ...
Page 49
... the same altitude , have relatively higher temperatures and larger temperature ranges . Alti- tude tempers the heat of the low latitudes . High mountain peaks , even on the equator , can remain THE CLASSIFICATION OF CLIMATES 49.
... the same altitude , have relatively higher temperatures and larger temperature ranges . Alti- tude tempers the heat of the low latitudes . High mountain peaks , even on the equator , can remain THE CLASSIFICATION OF CLIMATES 49.
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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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