APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH
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Chapter 14, Problem 11LR
Why do the middle to high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere experience a greater annual temperature range than similar latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere?
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APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH
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