At low elevations near the equator, high temperatures and abundant yearly rainfall combine to produce a dense, broadleaf, evergreen forest called a ____________________.
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Q. 2Thornthwaite developed a P/E ratio, which is essentially monthly precipitation divided by monthly ____________________.
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Q. 3A widely used classification of world climates based on the annual and monthly averages of temperature and precipitation is called the ____________________ classification system.
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Q. 4A region on the leeward side of a mountain where precipitation is noticeably less is called a ____________________.
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Q. 5Across much of the United States, intense winter storms develop and travel ____________________, frequently dumping heavy precipitation as they go.
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Q. 6The relatively dry air and the Antarctics high elevation permit rapid ____________________ during the dark winter months, producing extremely cold surface air.
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Q. 7When calculated across an entire year, the highest mean temperatures on Earth occur in the ____________________.
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