Student World Atlas (Maailma atlas)
T he climate o f Africa is clea rly a
stu dy in geogra phic co n t ras ts .
Perp etually wet and tropical a reas
surro u nd in g th e Equ ator quick ly
acquire seaso n al var iety as you m ove
no rth an d so u t h . Ro am ing even
farth er lead s co the vast, h ot and
ar id zo nes o f no rt hern and
so u rhe rn Africa. The influ enc e o f
nei gh bori ng wate r bodi es IS h rm red
co sm all rcgio n s of nor th ern Afn ca ,
namely Morocco, Algeri a, a n d Libya,
where t he mi ld cu rr enrs o f th e
Med iterrane an Sea temper the
clima te, an d eas te rn So uth Africa ,
where th e mixtu re o f warm cu rren ts
flowing close co sh ore and t he
seas o na l o nsh o re winds st rik mg t he
D rakensberg u p lan ds provide fo r a Climate
mo ist and te m p erate marine coast
climate.
· Tropical wet
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See pho tog ra p hs ta ken III Tropical wet and dry
annaabi.ee 
