The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier Incorporated, 1999 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries A thirty-volume encyclopedia covering important world events while providing major new treatments of selected topics in various academic fields. |
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Page 77
... 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 ...
Page 78
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 м WATER REFLECTS LESS LIGHT THAN LAND DOES WHEN ...
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 м WATER REFLECTS LESS LIGHT THAN LAND DOES WHEN ...
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... land - grant colleges are U.S. institutions of higher education estab- lished under the provisions of the Morrill ... land for each con- gressman from the state . The land was to be sold to provide an " endowment " for " at least ...
... land - grant colleges are U.S. institutions of higher education estab- lished under the provisions of the Morrill ... land for each con- gressman from the state . The land was to be sold to provide an " endowment " for " at least ...
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