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The Köppen system of climate classification is based on ________.
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temperature and precipitation
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The desire to simplify, organize, and generalize the vast array of climatic data into a comprehensible system that helps us understand the distribution of climates over Earth leads to ________.
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classification
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The tropical monsoon climate bears a letter classification of
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Am.
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The climatic type for the desert areas is ________.
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BW
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Another designation for the mediterranean climate is ________.
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dry summer subtropical
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At its equatorward margin the ________ climate is bounded by the 0° Celsius isotherm of average annual temperature.
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ET
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The main reason for the occurrence of subtropical deserts around the world is ________.
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locations of anticyclones
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The poleward limits of the Aw climate are approximately equivalent to
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poleward maximum migration of the ITC.
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In the Arctic, sea ice coverage
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has dramatically declined in recent decades.
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A small island on the Equator would most likely be classified ________.
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Af
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In midlatitude desert (BWk) climates, the ________ temperature is greater than in subtropical desert (BWh) climates.
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annual range of
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