Consider the following statements regarding the climatic regions of In...
Explanation:
The Koeppen Climate Classification is a widely used system for classifying the world's climates based on temperature, precipitation, and vegetation. According to this scheme, India has six major climatic regions.
1. Coromandel coast of Tamil Nadu has monsoon with dry winter:
The Coromandel Coast, located on the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, experiences a tropical wet and dry climate (Aw) according to the Koeppen Climate Classification. This means that it has distinct wet and dry seasons. The region receives heavy rainfall during the monsoon season, which lasts from June to September. However, it experiences a dry winter from December to February, with very little rainfall.
2. The west coast of India south of Goa has monsoon with a short dry season:
The west coast of India, particularly the coastal regions of Kerala and Karnataka, has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) according to the Koeppen Climate Classification. This means that it experiences a long and heavy monsoon season, which lasts from June to September. However, unlike the Coromandel Coast, the west coast experiences a short dry season from December to February, during which rainfall is significantly reduced.
3. Extreme western Rajasthan has a semiarid steppe climate:
Extreme western Rajasthan, including areas such as Jaisalmer and Barmer, has a hot desert climate (BWh) according to the Koeppen Climate Classification. This region is characterized by extremely high temperatures and very low annual rainfall. It experiences a semiarid steppe climate, which means that it has hot and dry summers and relatively milder winters.
Conclusion:
From the above statements, it can be concluded that only statement 2 is correct. The west coast of India south of Goa experiences a monsoon with a short dry season. The Coromandel coast of Tamil Nadu has a monsoon with a dry winter, and extreme western Rajasthan has a semiarid steppe climate.
Consider the following statements regarding the climatic regions of In...
- There are different schemes of classification of climate.
- Koeppen based his scheme of Climatic classification on monthly values of temperature and precipitation.
- He identified five major climatic types, namely:
(i) Tropical climates, where mean monthly temperature throughout the year is over 18°C.
(ii) Dry climates, where precipitation is very low in comparison to temperature, and hence, dry. If dryness is less, it is semiarid (S); if it is more, the climate is arid(W).
(iii) Warm temperate climates, where mean temperature of the coldest month is between 18°C and minus 3°C.
(iv) Cool temperate climates, where mean temperature of the warmest month is over 10°C, and mean temperature of the coldest month is under minus 3°C.
(v) Ice climates, where mean temperature of the warmest month is under 10°C. - According to his scheme, the Coromandel coast of Tamil Nadu has Monsoon with dry summer (As) climate. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
- West coast of India south of Goa has Monsoon with short dry season (Amw). Hence statement 2 is correct.
- Extreme western Rajasthan has Hot desert climate (Bwhw). Hence statement 3 is not correct
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