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... westerlies . The temperate zones , with the great irregularity of their weather phenomena and their marked seasonal changes , embrace the latitudes of the stormy westerly winds , having on the equator- ward margins the sub - tropical ...
... westerlies . The temperate zones , with the great irregularity of their weather phenomena and their marked seasonal changes , embrace the latitudes of the stormy westerly winds , having on the equator- ward margins the sub - tropical ...
Page 32
... westerlies , which are characteristic of the tem- perate zones , prevail there in winter , latitude 25 ° is chosen as a compromise between 2312 ° and 30 ° . The polar zones are bounded by latitude 65 ° . When bounded by these several ...
... westerlies , which are characteristic of the tem- perate zones , prevail there in winter , latitude 25 ° is chosen as a compromise between 2312 ° and 30 ° . The polar zones are bounded by latitude 65 ° . When bounded by these several ...
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... westerlies to trades , and vice versa , it may reasonably be expected to change its zone . other words , actual climatic conditions are recognised ; and in any case , this is a more reasonable plan than to limit the torrid zone by means ...
... westerlies to trades , and vice versa , it may reasonably be expected to change its zone . other words , actual climatic conditions are recognised ; and in any case , this is a more reasonable plan than to limit the torrid zone by means ...
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... westerlies , " which occupy about as much of the earth's surface as do the easterly trades . The wester- lies are , however , much less regular than the trades . They vary greatly in velocity in different regions and in different ...
... westerlies , " which occupy about as much of the earth's surface as do the easterly trades . The wester- lies are , however , much less regular than the trades . They vary greatly in velocity in different regions and in different ...
Page 112
... westerlies . A constant succession of cyclones , and the accompanying anticyclones , travelling along with the prevailing westerlies , causes the latter very fre- quently to change direction in order to become part of a cyclonic or an ...
... westerlies . A constant succession of cyclones , and the accompanying anticyclones , travelling along with the prevailing westerlies , causes the latter very fre- quently to change direction in order to become part of a cyclonic or an ...
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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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