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World Climate and Climate Change

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 11 · Geography

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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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