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... land . Land surfaces can grow very hot or very cold . Because of this they are hotter than the neighboring oceans in low latitudes , where more heat is received from the sun than is radiated into space . They are colder than the ...
... land . Land surfaces can grow very hot or very cold . Because of this they are hotter than the neighboring oceans in low latitudes , where more heat is received from the sun than is radiated into space . They are colder than the ...
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78 CLIMATE : 2. Causes of Climates TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS OVER LAND AND SEA LAND REFLECTS MORE LIGHT AND ABSORBS LESS WHEN SUN IS OVERHEAD , PROVIDED THE GROUND IS NOT COVERED WITH SNOW M HEAT DOES NOT PENETRATE DEEPLY BUT REMAINS ...
78 CLIMATE : 2. Causes of Climates TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS OVER LAND AND SEA LAND REFLECTS MORE LIGHT AND ABSORBS LESS WHEN SUN IS OVERHEAD , PROVIDED THE GROUND IS NOT COVERED WITH SNOW M HEAT DOES NOT PENETRATE DEEPLY BUT REMAINS ...
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COLLEGES , LAND - GRANT SOL GOLBERG , CORNELL UNIVERSITY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES CONTENTS Section. COLLEGES , Land - Grant . The land - grant colleges are U. S. institutions of higher education estab- lished under the provisions of the ...
COLLEGES , LAND - GRANT SOL GOLBERG , CORNELL UNIVERSITY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES CONTENTS Section. COLLEGES , Land - Grant . The land - grant colleges are U. S. institutions of higher education estab- lished under the provisions of the ...
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