The New Encyclopædia BritannicaEncyclopædia Britannica, 1992 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 82
Page 195
cago's climate is subject to rapid fluctuation . The lake mitigates extremes for nearby areas , but overall the climate is cold and windy in winter and hot and humid in summer . Occa- sional heavy snows contribute to the annual ...
cago's climate is subject to rapid fluctuation . The lake mitigates extremes for nearby areas , but overall the climate is cold and windy in winter and hot and humid in summer . Occa- sional heavy snows contribute to the annual ...
Page 386
... climate follows . For full treatment , see MACROPAEDIA : Climate and Weather . The idea of climate has broadened greatly in recent years . To the general public the word retains the meaning of expected or habitual weather , which is ...
... climate follows . For full treatment , see MACROPAEDIA : Climate and Weather . The idea of climate has broadened greatly in recent years . To the general public the word retains the meaning of expected or habitual weather , which is ...
Page 387
... climate are especially difficult to explain . The effects of human ac- tivities upon climate , which are incompletely understood , further complicate the study of short - term climatic fluctuations . climatic adaptation , in physical ...
... climate are especially difficult to explain . The effects of human ac- tivities upon climate , which are incompletely understood , further complicate the study of short - term climatic fluctuations . climatic adaptation , in physical ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
19th century agricultural American ancient army atoms bank became began British called capital cell central centre centrifuge Ch'ing Ch'ing-chiang Chang Chao Charles Charles II Charles's chemical Chiang Kai-shek Chicago Chilperic Chimú China Chinese Chou church colour Communist court courtesy culture death département developed duke dynasty early east eastern emperor England English established feet forces France French German important Indian industry island Japanese king known Lake land language later Louis maize major Manchu ment Merovingian miles military Ming Ming dynasty modern molecules Mongol Mountains Museum National northern organized original painting Paris period Pinyin plants political port produced province reaction region reign River Roman shih southern Spain Spanish species square km square miles T'ang Taiwan temple name tion town trade Treaty valley Wade-Giles western World World War II Yüan