The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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CLIMATE : 1. Kind of Climates CLIMATE : 2. Causes of Climates. CLIMATE is the average weather conditions of a region over a period of several decades or more . The word is used to describe not only the average weather conditions but also ...
CLIMATE : 1. Kind of Climates CLIMATE : 2. Causes of Climates. CLIMATE is the average weather conditions of a region over a period of several decades or more . The word is used to describe not only the average weather conditions but also ...
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CLIMATE : 3. Climatic History CLIMATE : 3. Climatic History CLIMATE : 3. Climatic History. from the east get their power from the polar easterlies . There are converging current patterns in the western portions of the oceans , off the ...
CLIMATE : 3. Climatic History CLIMATE : 3. Climatic History CLIMATE : 3. Climatic History. from the east get their power from the polar easterlies . There are converging current patterns in the western portions of the oceans , off the ...
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... climate where the temperature , though cold , is usually above freezing . These Indians had no tradition of tailored clothing . They kept warm by smearing their bodies with mud and wrapping themselves in the pelts of the guanaco , an ...
... climate where the temperature , though cold , is usually above freezing . These Indians had no tradition of tailored clothing . They kept warm by smearing their bodies with mud and wrapping themselves in the pelts of the guanaco , an ...
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