GEO 101- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 72 pages long!)

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Southern hemisphere: december 21 solstice, winter begins in the northern hemisphere and summer begins in the. ~ 0. 4 and 0. 7 micrometers in length: ultraviolet radiation- electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range of 0. 1 to. Coriolis effect, and friction: pressure gradient: change in atmospheric pressure over some horizontal distance, coriolis effect: the apparent deflection of free moving objects to the right in the. Spodosal soils are found in cfb climates which are found on the western sides of continents and are between 40 -60 n and s latitude and. Molisol soils are found in bsh climates which are located in fringing bwh areas except on the west. Greenland, and antarctica, major types: polar tundra (et) and polar ice caps (ef). Test review: difference between tundra and ice cap climate. In an ice cap climate, the warmest month average below 32 f. The congo and amazon basins have an af climate. The largest glacier in north america is the.