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Page 48
... climate , parent material , relief , drainage , vegetation cover , and the passage of time . Where the land has been generally stable and fairly flat for prolonged periods , as in Africa , the climate becomes the major determinant of ...
... climate , parent material , relief , drainage , vegetation cover , and the passage of time . Where the land has been generally stable and fairly flat for prolonged periods , as in Africa , the climate becomes the major determinant of ...
Page 51
... climate sometimes occur ; for example , the rainfall may be mon- soonal and the second rainy season may be all but nonex- istent . But the most notable anomaly can be observed on the West African coast from around Cape Three Points ...
... climate sometimes occur ; for example , the rainfall may be mon- soonal and the second rainy season may be all but nonex- istent . But the most notable anomaly can be observed on the West African coast from around Cape Three Points ...
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... climate similar to that of the present was reestablished . The Sahara is dominated by two climatic regimes : a dry subtropical climate in the north and a dry tropical climate in the south . The dry subtropical climate is characterized ...
... climate similar to that of the present was reestablished . The Sahara is dominated by two climatic regimes : a dry subtropical climate in the north and a dry tropical climate in the south . The dry subtropical climate is characterized ...
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