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| Paleo Slide Set: Climate and the Classic Maya Civilization |
| Yucatan Peninsula with the Koeppen climate classification system. | |
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This precipitation gradient gives rise to the following variety of climatic zones which are based on the Koeppen climate classification system: a semi-arid region (BS), a tropical savanna with
dry season occurring in the Northern Hemisphere's winter (Aw), tropical monsoon (Am), and tropical rainforest (Af). Shifts in these climatic boundaries could result in profound changes in precipitation that would influence
vegetation and agricultural yields.
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