Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
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Chapter 15.12, Problem 4A
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The place of an X on the world’s four areas that receive maximum annual precipitation. Also, determine the latitudinal zones for these locations.
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Precipitation can be defined as the water vapor present in the atmosphere that comes on the surface of the Earth. It is due to the warm atmospheric temperature.
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