Climate Classification Study Guide
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 101

After the "Climate Classification" lecture and readings you should be able to answer and discuss the following questions.

What is climate?

What factors control the climate?

The simplified climate classification scheme used in the textbook is based on which widely used climate classification?

What are the two factors on which this simplified classification is based?

Descride the characteristics of Group I climates.

Descride the characteristics of Group II climates.

Descride the characteristics of Group III climates.

Descride the characteristics of Group IV climates.

On what factor is the Thornthwaite Classification based?

On what factor is the Kendrew Classification based?

What is a climograph?

What information is given in a climograph?

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