Theory question 207
Climate(a) State any four factors that determine the temperature of a place. (b)(i) List the two climatic elements used as the basis of Koppen's classification. (ii) Identify the main climatic groups in Koppen's climatic classification.
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Model answer
(a) Latitude; altitude (temperature falls about 6.5°C per 1,000 m); distance from the sea (continentality); ocean currents; prevailing winds; aspect of slopes; cloud cover; nature of the surface/vegetation.
(b)(i) Temperature and precipitation (rainfall).
(ii) A: tropical rainy climates; B: dry climates; C: warm temperate (mesothermal) rainy climates; D: cool snow-forest (microthermal) climates; E: polar (ice) climates; (H: highland).
Explanation
Give Koppen's groups with their letters.