What are two landmasses in the north temperate zone?
What are two landmasses in the north temperate zone? The temperate zone of the northern hemisphere is occupied by the two continental land-masses of Eurasia and North America, separated by the two ocean basins of the Atlantic and Pacific (Fig. 1). What are the characteristics of the north temperate zone? North Temperate Zone: West Coasts. Marine climatic types are carried by the prevailing westerlies on to the western coasts of the conti- nents, giving them mild winters and cool summers, abundant rainfall and a high degree of cloudiness and relative humidity. What is the climate of the northern temperate zone?...