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Activities & Tutorials

33.1: Tutorial: Earth has four giant convection cells

This tutorial explores how global movements of air and water shape climate.

33.2: Tutorial: A rain shadow

This tutorial examines the forces that cause the leeward side of a mountain to receive less precipitation than the windward side.

33.3: Tutorial: Terrestrial Biomes

Compare and contrast the features of the major terrestrial biomes.

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