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Focus on Climate Zones series.
Each book takes a broad section of Earth--the two poles, the equatorial regions--and provides a cursory overview of that area's weather, plants, animals, and people. Factual information and anecdotes describe the conditions, while sections on controversies due to climate change and resource extraction raise questions. Numerous diagrams and photographs illustrate the text. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Focus on Climate Zones titles: Polar Climates and Tropical Climates.
(4)
4-6
Focus on Climate Zones series.
Each book takes a broad section of Earth--the two poles, the equatorial regions--and provides a cursory overview of that area's weather, plants, animals, and people. Factual information and anecdotes describe the conditions, while sections on controversies due to climate change and resource extraction raise questions. Numerous diagrams and photographs illustrate the text. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Focus on Climate Zones titles: Polar Climates and Tropical Climates.