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ZONES AND REGIONS [Pt. Ill, Sect. II 



111 North Argentina, as will hereafter be shown, less rainfall than 120 cm. 

 with o-reat frequency of precipitation causes grassland (savannah) to pre- 

 dominate, and, wherever the soil is somewhat moister, scattered tracts of 

 savannah-forest. 



3. WARM TEMPERATE DISTRICTS WITHOUT A DRY 



SEASON. 

 Of warm temperate rain\' districts those with rain throughout the year — 

 even if this is for the most part unequall}' distributed — show the greatest 

 agreement with tropical districts. Provided the rainfall is sufficient, they 

 are clad with forest that resembles tropical rain-forest, but is less rich 

 in forms, and is also less luxuriant, and will be styled Temperate Rain- 

 forest. It occupies merely small tracts, in contrast with the tropical rain- 

 forest. In the lowlands it is confined to South Japan, Tasmania, West 

 New Zealand, and South Chili. Its occurrence in highlands is described 

 in detail in Section IV. 



The southernmost island of Japan, as well as the south-eastern part of 



Nippon, as far north as Tokyo, have very mild winter temperatures and 



abundant rain at all seasons of the year, with a maximum in the hot months. 



The atmospheric humidity is always very considerable. 



Temperate Rain-forest Climate. 



SOUTH J.-\PAN— TOKYO. 



35" 40' N., 139' 44' E. 24 meters above sea level, i (1876) to 4 years (1873-6). 



(From Zeitschr. d. osterr. Gesellsch. f. Meteorol., 1878, p. 26.) 



Rainfall in 1S74, 1,697; in 1875, 1,742 mm. 



