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Page 294
... climate and time . Calccrusts , gypcrusts , and salcrusts are referable to dry climates , but duricrusts proper , at least in present and late Holocene occurrences ( the Holocene Epoch began about 10,000 years ago ) , are referable to ...
... climate and time . Calccrusts , gypcrusts , and salcrusts are referable to dry climates , but duricrusts proper , at least in present and late Holocene occurrences ( the Holocene Epoch began about 10,000 years ago ) , are referable to ...
Page 607
... climate , with warm summers and cool winters , favourable to agriculture ; de- ciduous and coniferous forests abound . Far- ther eastward rain falls mostly in the warmer months , and winters become extremely cold in the zone of ...
... climate , with warm summers and cool winters , favourable to agriculture ; de- ciduous and coniferous forests abound . Far- ther eastward rain falls mostly in the warmer months , and winters become extremely cold in the zone of ...
Page 881
... climates and where soil conditions are relatively poor . Most conifer forests are found in the Northern Hemisphere , the largest concentration occurring in a north- ern band , called taiga , that cuts a broad swath across North America ...
... climates and where soil conditions are relatively poor . Most conifer forests are found in the Northern Hemisphere , the largest concentration occurring in a north- ern band , called taiga , that cuts a broad swath across North America ...
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