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Question
Equable and Extreme climates.
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Solution
| Equable Climate | Extreme Climate |
| 1. In this climate summers are not very hot and winters are not very cold. | In this climate summers are very hot and winters are very cold. |
| 2. The annual range of temperature is small. | The annual range of temperature is high. |
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