HONOURS
GEOGRAPHY
Wind, Weather, and Climate
Wind, Weather, and Climate
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Major Wind Systems
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Location: Low Latitudes Weather: Hot and Rainy Seasonality: Rainy Summers and Winters Natural Vegetation: Tropical Forest Land use: rice, spices, rubber, and certain fruits |
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Location: Low Latitudes Weather: Hot, Sometimes Rainy Seasonality: Rainy Summers and Dry Winters Natural Vegetation: Grass, scrub, shrubs, low clumps of trees Land use: grazing, corn, cotton, sugarcane |
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Location: Low and Mid-Latitudes Weather: Dry (under 10 inches of rain per year) Seasonality: Hot summers and cool winters Natural Vegetation: Cacti and scrub Land use: some grazing and exotic fruits and nuts |
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Location: Mid-Latitudes;
Interiors of Continents Weather: Dry (10-20 inches of rain per year) Seasonality: Hot summers and cold winters Natural Vegetation: Grasses, cacti, scrub, brush Land use: grazing, cotton, wheat |
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Location: Mid-Latitude coastal
regions Weather: Moderate Temperatures, Often Rainy Seasonality: Cool, damp summers and mild, rainy winters Natural Vegetation: Mixed forest Land use: lumbering, fruit, grains, livestock |
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Location: Mid-Latitude coastal
regions Weather: Moderate Temperatures, Sometimes Rainy Seasonality: Hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters Natural Vegetation: Chaparral Land use: Grapes, olives, citrus fruits |
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Location: Lower Mid-Latitudes Weather: Mild and rainy Seasonality: Warm, rainy summers and mild, rainy winters Natural Vegetation: Grasslands and deciduous forests Land use: Corn, cotton, tobacco |
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Location: Higher Mid-Latitudes, inland Weather: Cool or cold and snowy Seasonality: Short, cool summers and cold, snowy winters Natural Vegetation: Evergreen forests Land use: Corn, wheat, cattle |
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Location: Below the Arctic Circle Weather: Extreme temperatures Seasonality: Short, hot summers and long, cold winters Natural Vegetation: Grasses and evergreen trees and plants Land use: Hunting |
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Location: High Latitudes Weather: Cold (warmest month is between 32 and 50 degrees Fahrenheit) with little precipitation Seasonality: Short, cool summers and long, cold winters Natural Vegetation: Mosses, lichen, and small bushes Land use: Reindeer herding and seal hunting |
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Location: High Latitudes Weather: Cold (all months below 32 degrees Fahrenheit) with little precipitation Seasonality: Cold all year Natural Vegetation: Little to none; some areas support lichen Land use: None |
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Location: Any latitude; high
elevations Weather: Varies Seasonality: Significant local variation Natural Vegetation: Almost all types possible Land use: Varies by elevation |