CLIMATE AND DIFFERENT WORLD CLIMATE

Contents

1. Introduction 24

2. Climate & Weather 24

2.1. Comparison between Weather and Climate 24

2.2. Importance of Climate and Weather 24

2.3. Elements of Climate 25

2.4. Factors Affecting Climate 25

2.5. Classification of Climate 27

3. Global Climate Classification 29

3.1. The Hot, Wet Equatorial Climate 29

3.2. The Tropical Monsoon and Tropical Marine Climates 31

3.3. The Savannah or Sudan Climate 32

3.4. The Hot Desert and Mid-latitude Desert Climates 33

3.5. The Warm Temperate Western Margin (Mediterranean) Climate 34

3.6. The Temperate Continental (Steppe) Climate 35

3.7. The Warm Temperate Eastern Margin (China Type) Climate 37

3.8. The Cool Temperate Western Margin (British Type) Climate 38

3.9. The Cool Temperate Continental (Siberian) Climate 39

3.10. The Cool Temperate Eastern Margin (Laurentian) Climate 41

3.11. The Arctic or Polar Climate 42

4. Mains Questions 43

5. Prelims Questions 43