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7 Cards in this Set
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Hot Wet Equatorial Climate |
5° and 10° North and South of Eq Small Diurnal Temp Double Rainfall Peaks - Equinox Amazon-Selvas. Congo, Malaysia Hardwood - Mahogany, Ebony, Epiphytes are rampant. Trees of single species are space-lumbering is difficult. |
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Tropical Monsoon |
B/W 5&30° India, Burma, Thailand, Laos Warm and dry summer. Orographic and Cyclonic rain Deciduous. |
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Savanna or Sudan |
5&20° transition b/w equ and semi arid subtropical climate. Llanos, Campos, Southern Zaire Distinct dry and wet climate Extreme Diurnal Range Rainfall - 100-150 cm Tall Grass and Short Trees Trees are deciduous and hard Masai tribe - Kenya Hausa tribe - Nigeria |
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Hot Desert |
Scanty Rainfall. WesternCoast-15-30° Lie astride Horse Latitude/Sub Tropical High Pressure. Descending Wind - no precipitation. Only rainfall is conventional. Diurnal Range. Bushman-kalahari Bindibu - Australia Tuaregs - Sahara Bedouin - Arabia |
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Mediterranean Climate |
Hot dry Summers Cool wet Winters California, Western Australia, Southwest S Africa, Central Chile Mild winters. Summer depends on region. San Francisco - Cold Californian Current. Mild Summer. Temp moderate due to proximity to water body. Evergreen - cork, oak Myrtle, Rosemary, lavender, thyme Fruit cultivation, wine making. Wheat is also grown. |
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Temperate Grassland |
Bordering the deserts. Grasslands in Northern Hemis - more extensive and Continental. Eurasia-Steppes. Hungary-Pustaz Pampas-Argentina. SAfrica - b/w drakensberg and kalahari - veld Continental climate. Warm summers and cold winters. In Southern Hemi, not extreme. Trees are absent and grasses are short. |
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China Type |
Eastern Margins - Warm Temperate Temperate Monsoon In SHemis, New South Wales Natal Parana-Paraguay-Uruguay Basin |
