Distribution of wildfires Flashcards

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Occur

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  • Mostly in S.America and S.Africa
  • Between equator and tropic of Capricorn
  • Southern Hem = Brazil and Indonesia
  • Northern Hem = 40degree - USA and S.Europe
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Areas that have large amounts of wildfires

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  • High temps - above 22 = source
  • High precipitation = large amounts of forest biomass - humid
  • Biomass = fuel
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