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| forced up from mountain or wind |
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| Tropical Climates : all monthly mean temps over 18° C (64.4° F) |
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| - Dry Climates (precipitation is less than potential evapotranspiration) |
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| Warm Temperate Climates: mean temp of coldest month between 18°C and -3° C |
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| Cold (Snowy) Climates: warmest month mean temp over 10°, coldest month less than -3° C |
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| Icy/Highland Climates: warmest month mean temp below 1o° C |
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| sufficient precipitation in all months |
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| monsoon (1 dry month near winter solstice) |
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| warmest month under 22° C but at least 4 months over 10° C |
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| fewer than 4 months with mean temp over 10° C |
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| dry and hot (mean annual temp over 18° C) |
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| who owns sao pedro and sao paulo |
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| who owns falklands/malvinas |
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| what two countries own part of antartica |
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| who proposed continental drift |
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| how many and what are the divisions of the andean cordillera |
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northern andes
central andes
altiplano- puna bloc
southern andes |
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inter-montane plateaus
very arid
borders Cordillera Real to the East and Cordillera Occidental to the West
“Oriente” – Bolivian tropical lowlands
West – Cordillera Occidental extends to Chile
2nd highest plateau after Tibet
Geothermal fields
Area of extremely thick crust
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Aw – S. Amazonia, Orinoco Basin
Af – NW Amazonia (Colombia, Peru, Brazil) plus coastal Guianas, Colombia, parts of Brazil
Am – N. Amazonia
B** - Coastal Venzuela, Peru, Chile, Interior Argentina
C** – S. Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, NE Argentina, S. Chile
D – not here!
H – Throughout Andes
E – extreme S. of Chile/Argentina |
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10 Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forest
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands and Scrub
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Aridisols-dry or desert soils, low levels of organic matter, found in S. Peru/N Chile, Central Argentina
Highland- little to no organic content, found throughout Andean Zone
Mollisols- semi-arid to semi humid soils, often beneath grasslands, limestone and loess parent materials, high organic content, deep A horizon, found in the Pampas of Argentina and Uruguay
Alfisols-semiarid to humid soils, often under hardwood forests, relatively young but fertile, found in NE Brazil, Central Chile
Ultisols-humid soils, weathered, often deficient in nutrients such as calcium and potassium, found on SE coast of Brazil in Atlantic Rainforest
Oxisols- wet soils, found beneath tropical rainforest, heavily leeched and acidic, found throughout Amazon basin (fluvial and terra preta exceptions) |
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| discovering of monte verde |
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Discovery of the Monte Verde site in 1975 in S. Chile led researchers to question whether there were other, earlier migrations across the Pacific, some evidence may date back 33000 years ago
Monteverde, Chile 14500 bp |
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