weather and climate 1.1

Question 1

what are the three climate types?

Answer 1

1. tropical equatorial
2. tropical monsoon
3. cool temperate

Question 2

how do you describe climographs?
[3 temperature points, 2 rainfall points)

Answer 2

temperature:
1. pattern (what kind of climate->characteristics?)
2. mean monthly temp. (total temp. per day/no. of days in month)
3. annual temp. range (highest temp.-lowest temp.)

rainfall:
1. pattern (what kind of climate->characteristics?)
2. total rainfall (sum of rainfall for all 12 months of the year)

Question 3

describe tropical equatorial climate.
(description + location)

[5 points]

Answer 3

• generally high temperatures all year round, about 27 deg.
• small annual temp. range of about 2-3 deg.
• high annual precipitation of more than 2000mm
• precipitation falls evenly throughout the year
• bet. 10 deg North and 10 deg South of the equator. (e.g. Singapore, Havana)

Question 4

describe tropical monsoon climate. (description + location)

[5 points]

Answer 4

• generally high temperatures all year round, of about 25 deg.
• small annual temp. range of about 3-4 deg.
• high annual precipitation of about 1500mm.
• distinct dry and wet seasons.
• between 5 deg North and 30 deg North of the equator and 5 deg South and 30 deg South of the equator.
  (e.g. Chittagong, Bangladesh. Kochi, India. Vietnam)

Question 5

describe cool temperate climate.
(description + location)

[5 points]

Answer 5

• four distinct seasons of spring, summer, autumn, winter
• large annual temp. range of about 21 deg.
• annual precipitation between 300-900mm.
• precipitation falls evenly throughout the year.
• between 45 deg North and 60 deg North of the equator and 45 deg South and 60 deg South of the equator. (e.g. London, UK. Paris, France.)