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... less readily assumed to be frozen water . It is thought the ice - caps may be formed of solid carbon dioxide . The amount of this solid gas could oscillate with the seasons just as dramatically as the ebb and flow of solid water . The ...
... less readily assumed to be frozen water . It is thought the ice - caps may be formed of solid carbon dioxide . The amount of this solid gas could oscillate with the seasons just as dramatically as the ebb and flow of solid water . The ...
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... less simple than might be imagined . Seasonably it is relatively straightforward . The equator receives its minimum quantities at midwinter and midsummer , and its maximum amounts at the two equinoxes in March and September . The middle ...
... less simple than might be imagined . Seasonably it is relatively straightforward . The equator receives its minimum quantities at midwinter and midsummer , and its maximum amounts at the two equinoxes in March and September . The middle ...
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... less bleak even than the ( probably ) tree - less tundra , is customarily classified as the cold - temperate climate : it has at least six months with average temperatures below 43 ° F ( 6 ° C ) . As a general statement , albeit with ...
... less bleak even than the ( probably ) tree - less tundra , is customarily classified as the cold - temperate climate : it has at least six months with average temperatures below 43 ° F ( 6 ° C ) . As a general statement , albeit with ...
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List of Diagrams | 9 |
The Calendar | 17 |
The Basic Rhythms | 51 |
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activity adaptation aestivation animals annual Antarctica Arctic Arctic circle astronomical autumn average axis basic basking shark behaviour bird migration birds breeding season cause cave climate cold continents cool-temperate cycle dark daylength desert despite Earth effect eggs environment equator example exist extremely fact ferret flower gland growth heat hibernation hormone human hypothalamus ice age inches insects land latitude leaf lemming less light living long day plants mammals metabolism migration miles million monsoon month moon nest night normal northern hemisphere oestrogen orbit organisms oxygen palolo worm period pituitary pituitary gland plants polar poles pressure rain rainfall regions rhythm round the sun sexual short day plants similar situation snow snow buntings southern species spring square miles summer surface temperate world temperature torpor trees trigger tropical warm warmer warmth weather winds winter zeitgebers zone