Part B·Our Climate Classification System Climatologist Wadimir Köppen created th
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Part B·Our Climate Classification System Climatologist Wadimir Köppen created the most commonly used global climate classification system, the Koppen system. Here, we use a modified version that combines the physical factors that cause diverse climate conditions with the Köppen system. This classification has six major categories that focus on temperature and precipitation measurements to classify climates across Earth (Figure 1B). ARCTIC INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE .ITCZ July of January 50r ATLANTIC OCEAN ACIFC OCEAN fropic et Cancer Tropic of cance OCEAN 10* T lanuay NDIAN OCEAN ATLANC OCEAN 0 Tropic of Capricorn A modified Goode Homolosine projection map of the earth shows various climates around the world DRY CLIMATES Arid desert TROPICAL CLIMATES MICROTHERMAL CLIMATES POLAR CLIMATES HIGHLAND CLIMATES Tropical rain forest Tropical monsoon Tropical savanna MESOTHERMAL CLIMATES · Humid subtropical Humid continental, hot summers Humid continental, mild summers Subarctic, cool summer Subarctic, cold winter Humid subtropical Tropical, subtropical hot desert Midlatitude cold desert moist all year, hot summer Tundra Ice cap and ice sheet winter-dry, hot to warm summers Semiarid steppe Tropical, subtropical hot steppe Midlatitude cold steppeExplanation / Answer
From the map it can be observed that
1st map is of Tropical climates as it matches the location of dark green color ie tropical rain forest.
2nd map is of mesothermal climates and it is humid subtropical moist all year, hot summer.
3 rd map is of microthermal climate and it is humid continental hot summer.
4th map is of polar climates.
5th map is of dry climate , ie arid desert tropical and subtropical hot desert.