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World Climate and Climate Change — Syllabus

CBSE · Class 11 · Geography

What World Climate and Climate Change covers in CBSE Class 11 Geography: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session. Part of the CBSE Class 11 Geography syllabus.

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4 Topics · CBSE Class 11 Geography · 2026-27

Topics in World Climate and Climate Change

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1. Ways of classifying climate

  • Three broad approaches are used for classifying climate: empirical, genetic and applied.
  • Empirical classification is based on observed data, mainly temperature and precipitation.
  • Genetic classification groups climates according to their causes.
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2. Koeppen's major climate groups and types

  • Koeppen recognised five major climatic groups.
  • A, C, D and E are humid climate groups and B is the dry climate group.
  • A-Tropical climates have an average temperature of the coldest month of 18 C or higher.
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3. Distribution of major climate groups

  • Tropical humid climates exist between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
  • The overhead sun and the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone make tropical humid climates hot and humid.
  • Annual range of temperature is very low in tropical humid climates and rainfall is high.
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4. Climate change through time

  • Present climate type may have prevailed over the last 10,000 years with minor and occasional wide fluctuations.
  • The Rajasthan desert experienced wet and cool climate around 8,000 B.C.
  • The period 3,000 to 1,700 B.C. had higher rainfall.

Key Concepts

Central concept: World climate patterns, climate classification, past climate changes, and the causes and effects of global warming

Climate classificationKoeppen's classificationMajor climatic groupsTropical humid climatesDry climatesWarm temperate climatesCold snow forest climatesPolar climates

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Key topics in World Climate and Climate Change include Ways of classifying climate, Koeppen's major climate groups and types, Distribution of major climate groups, Climate change through time. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 11 exams.
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