Compare and contrast Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere temperature ranges. Also, compare tropical and midlatitude temperature ranges
What will be an ideal response?
The largest average annual temperature ranges occur at subpolar, continental locations in North America and Asia. By comparison, the Southern Hemisphere has smaller temperature ranges. The reason is in the domination of continentality in the Northern Hemisphere in the marine effect in the Southern Hemisphere.
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What will be an ideal response?
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