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FIGURE 7.13 This opening in the tropical rainforest of Jamaica is the result of land cleared for shifting (slash-and-burn) cultivation. What human activities might be responsible for tree clearings in a middle-latitude forest?

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Fundamentals of Physical Geography

2nd Edition
James Petersen
Publisher: CENGAGE L
ISBN: 9781133606536
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Fundamentals of Physical Geography

2nd Edition
James Petersen
Publisher: CENGAGE L
ISBN: 9781133606536

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Chapter 7, Problem 13FQ, FIGURE 7.13 This opening in the tropical rainforest of Jamaica is the result of land cleared for

FIGURE 7.13 This opening in the tropical rainforest of Jamaica is the result of land cleared for shifting (slash-and-burn) cultivation.

What human activities might be responsible for tree clearings in a middle-latitude forest?

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Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.1 This map shows the diversity of...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.2 Thornthwaite climate regions in the...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.6 A climograph shows average monthly...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.8 The distribution of major biomes is...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.9 Climographs for a tropical rainforest...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.10 The typical vegetation in a tropical...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.12 Jungle vegetation along the Rio Madre...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.13 This opening in the tropical...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.14 Climographs for tropical savanna...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.16 Giraffes are a majestic sight in East...
Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.17 A map of the worlds arid lands. What...Ch. 7 - Considering the serious limitations of desert...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.19 Intense rainfall in arid regions can...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.20 Desert vegetation is well adapted to...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.21 Climographs for steppe climate...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.23 Climographs for two Mediterranean...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.24 Typical chaparral vegetation forms a...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.26 Climographs for humid subtropical...Ch. 7 - How has the physical landscape of central Florida...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.28 The terraced fields in this humid...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.29 Climographs for marine west coast...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.30 Effect of maritime influence on...Ch. 7 - In what other areas of the world are fjords...Ch. 7 - Why are temperature and precipitation the two...Ch. 7 - Why are the Kppen climate boundaries often...Ch. 7 - How does the Thornthwaite system of climate...Ch. 7 - Describe the delicate balance between vegetative...Ch. 7 - What is the difference between a rainforest and a...Ch. 7 - Explain the seasonal precipitation pattern of the...Ch. 7 - What conditions give rise to desert climates?Ch. 7 - How do steppes differ from deserts? Why might...Ch. 7 - Compare the humid subtropical and Mediterranean...Ch. 7 - What factors combine to cause a precipitation...Ch. 7 - What climatic factors combine to produce the...Ch. 7 - Based on the classification scheme presented in...Ch. 7 - The following nine locations are represented by...

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