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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. atmospheric sciences
  3. meteorology and climatology
  4. climate
  5. climatic zones
  6. subhumid zones
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. atmospheric sciences
  3. meteorology and climatology
  4. climate
  5. climatic zones
  6. subhumid zones

Preferred term

subhumid zones

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Regions where the climate is intermediate between semiarid and humid, and the precipitation supports dense growth of tall or short grasses, but not forests.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • subhumid climate
  • sub-humid zones

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/26895

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