Encyclopedia of Geography Terms, Themes, and Concepts
energy budget is maintained, storminess helps to moderate extreme surface tem- peratures by forcing horizontal and vertical mixi ...
Below is a listing of modified Ko ̈ppen climate zones that are also displayed on the accompanyingmap.Ko ̈ppen’s original work wa ...
also be so in Florida. We must remember that the attempts to classify the invisible entity of “climate” are based on similaritie ...
Table 1. Climate Typology (Continued) Ko ̈ppen code Climate name Climate characteristics Largest extent Cwa Humid subtropical Su ...
Clouds At any one time, about half the planet is shrouded by clouds. In the estimation of many, they are beautiful and, at times ...
basis of the greenhouse effect. Moreover, clouds are an integral part of the atmosphere so wind moves them over long distances. ...
front—engender the rising air necessary for cloudiness. Topographic barriers are places for greater cloudiness on the upwind sid ...
cirrostratus, and cirrocumulus. Cirrus clouds are formed from individual, detached elements that appear white and fibrous. The w ...
several means as part ofweathering and mass wasting. Ice along shorelines is capable of considerable leverage in prying apart ro ...
some of their sand loads into deeper water. This causes elongated strips of sand known as spits to build out from the shore. The ...
In his classic explanation of the concept of comparative advantage, Ricardo notes that both England and Portugal produce wine an ...
Complementarity This is a concept utilized in economic and transportation geography that emerges from the notions ofareal differ ...
world, which relies on the hydrocarbon resources of many Middle Eastern coun- tries for energy. The complementarity between the ...
an imbalance of not only economic but also social power. Thus, core and periphery relationships are conceived of as undesirable ...
Much of the theoretical basis for cultural geography also rests on the core and periphery spatial relationship. Perhaps obviousl ...
received as snow on the surface. There are several major forms that snow and ice can take on Earth’s surface. Snow cover is pres ...
practically no ice at all; the defining characteristic of permafrost is the temperature of the soil material rather than the amo ...
that prevent the warm oil from melting the permafrost and damage from seasonal heave of the tundra. Currently, the cryosphere is ...
intensive, the grains produced by farmers in this system typically are wheat, bar- ley, oats, millet, and corn. Animals are kept ...
the Middle East, and the central section of Asia, regions where this activity pre- dominates are marked by the migration of both ...
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