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(a) Climograph for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Station: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Lat/long: 24° 42′ N 46° 43′ E Avg. Ann. Temp.: 26°C
Total Ann. Precip.: 8.2 cm Elevation: 609 m Population: 5 024 000
Ann. Temp. Range: 24 C°
(a) Climograph for Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Station: Albuquerque, New Mexico Lat/long: 35° 03′ N 106° 37′ W Avg. Ann. Temp.: 14°C
Total Ann. Precip.: 20.7 cm Elevation: 1620 m
Population: 522 000
Ann. Temp. Range: 24 C° Ann. Hr of Sunshine: 3420
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(b) The Arabian desert landscape of Red Sands near Riyadh.
▲Figure 10.21 Tropical, subtropical hot desert climate. [(b) andreas Wolf/age Fotostock.]
(b) A winter scene near the New Mexico – Arizona border.
▲Figure 10.22 Midlatitude cold desert climate. [(b) Bobbé Christopherson.]
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