Tropical Climates- Location and characteristics

What is the name of the climate classification system?

• Kloppan

• Koppen

• Kopstron

• Koppel

What is the Koppen Classification letters for the Humid Tropics?

• Am

• Aw

• Af

• Ad

What is the Koppen Classification letters for the Seasonally Humid climate?

• Am

• Aw

• Af

• Ad

What is the Koppen Classification letters for the Monsoon climate?

• Am

• Aw

• Af

• Ad

The majority of the humid tropics climate are found...

• ...around the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn

• ...between 10 degrees N/S of the equator

• ...central Asia

• ...near savannah grasslands

Seasonally humid climates are NOT found in...

• Brazilian Plateau

• A broad belt across Africa from west to east African plateau

• Parts of Northern Australia

• Ecuador

Which statement about the Humid Tropics is INCORRECT?

• Narrow temperature range both annually and diurnally.

• Wet throughout the year with 1750mm-6000m

• Predominantly clear, cloudless skies

• Sun is high in the sky, at least 66.5 degrees

Which statement about seasonally humid climates is INCORRECT?

• Temperatures drop below freezing in winter

• Distinct wet and dry season

• Large diurnal temperature range

• Poor distribution of annual rains

Which statement about monsoon climates is INCORRECT?

• Seasonal reversal of wind due to temperature difference of ocean and continent

• Low pressure over the continent in summer

• Low pressure over the ocean in winter

• Low pressure of the continent in winter

Which tropical environment experiences the largest annual temperature range?

• Humid tropics

• Seasonally humid

• Monsoon

• All of the above