Where should you move to if you wanted to live an a region with the greatest annual range of temperatures? If you changed your mind and wanted to live in the region with the lowest annual temperature range where should you go? What are the qualities
that create each of these situations?
The largest average annual temperature ranges occur at subpolat, continental locations in North America and Asia. The lowest annual temperature ranges occur in tropical areas. For the former, high latitude and continentality are the dominant influences. For the latter, low latitude and direct insolation are the dominant influences.
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