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... regions where seasons are more a matter of rainfall , of deluge followed by droughts , and where the wind may blow consis- tently from one direction for half the year , only to blow with equal consistency from a contrary direction for ...
... regions where seasons are more a matter of rainfall , of deluge followed by droughts , and where the wind may blow consis- tently from one direction for half the year , only to blow with equal consistency from a contrary direction for ...
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... region , and warmer , possesses - probably - deciduous trees as well . Seasonally the equinoxes of the polar world are more crucial dates than the solstices . As with temperate regions the minimum temperatures are likely to be recorded ...
... region , and warmer , possesses - probably - deciduous trees as well . Seasonally the equinoxes of the polar world are more crucial dates than the solstices . As with temperate regions the minimum temperatures are likely to be recorded ...
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... regions and the single tropical belt , and it will continue to be used . The intemperate temperate region is here to stay . Perhaps it makes more sense to consider the word temperate short for tempera- ture , because this factor is the ...
... regions and the single tropical belt , and it will continue to be used . The intemperate temperate region is here to stay . Perhaps it makes more sense to consider the word temperate short for tempera- ture , because this factor is the ...
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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