Southern Africa, the land and its peoples . the plateau, and, under the influence of convection currents,heavy summer rains fall over the eastern part of the rains will naturally be heaviest in the east, and graduallydiminish towards the west. Why does not the region round Cape Town receive rain fromthe south-east trades in summer ? Here the mountain rangestrend north to south, so that the winds are blowing in a direction C LI MATE almost parallel to the ridges, and there is do intervening barrii ito cause them to give up their moisture. Further, tin- trade windsare great arter
Southern Africa, the land and its peoples . the plateau, and, under the influence of convection currents,heavy summer rains fall over the eastern part of the rains will naturally be heaviest in the east, and graduallydiminish towards the west. Why does not the region round Cape Town receive rain fromthe south-east trades in summer ? Here the mountain rangestrend north to south, so that the winds are blowing in a direction C LI MATE almost parallel to the ridges, and there is do intervening barrii ito cause them to give up their moisture. Further, tin- trade windsare great arterial currents, mo\ ing horn cooler to warmer lal itudea, and thus their capacity for holding moisture is becoming December 21 si the sun begins Ins northward march, and the wind belts follow. Bj the tunc the suns direct rays arc falling north of the Equator it is winter in South Africa, and m mid-winter the trade wind bell extends south onl\ to ahout latitude 1 1 are now highest over the Orange River basin j to the. D X&T^g&ZS^
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