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Monsoons
Why
the belt of southeast is broader than the belt of northeast trade-winds
Effect
of deserts upon the trade-winds
At
sea the laws of atmospherical circulation are better developed
Rain
winds
Precipitation
on land greater than evaporation
The
place of supply for the vapors that feed the Amazon with rains
Monsoons:
how formed
Monsoons
of the Indian Ocean
How
caused
How
the monsoon season may be known
Why
there are no extensive monsoons from the northward in the southern hemisphere
Why
the trade-wind zones are not stationary
The
calm belts
The
westerly winds
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