Physical Geogzaphy Laboratory Manual Name Section EXERCISE 23 PROBLEMS-PART III
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Physical Geogzaphy Laboratory Manual Name Section EXERCISE 23 PROBLEMS-PART III of the six locations Before answering the following questions, assign Köppen climate types to each in Part I. Match each of the locations in Part Il I through 6) with its most likely city ro below (the latitude and longitude of each is provided for you): Alice Springs, Australia (24% 134E) Cape Town, South Africa (34%, 18"?) Chicago, Illinois (42°N, 88°W) Cochin, India (10°N, 76E) Lanzhou, China (36°N, 104°E) Barrow, Alaska (71°N, 157°W) 1. (a) Most likely city: (b) Why is this the most likely city 2. (a) Most likely city (b) Why is this the most likely city? 3. (a) Most likely ciy: (b) Why is this the aosi likely 4. (a) Most likely city: (b) Why is this the most likely city? 5. (a)Most likely city: (b) Why is this the most likely city? 6. (a) Most likely city (b) Why is this the most likely city?Explanation / Answer
The Koppen's classification scheme is the most widely used classification scheme for the classification for the climatic conditions of the world. It was first established by the climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884. This classification scheme is mainly dependent on the amount of precipitation and the average temperature. This classification recognizes five types of climatic zones throughout the world:
1) Tropical Moist Climates
2) Dry
3) Moist Mid-latitude Climates
4) Moist Mid-Latitude Climates with Cold Winters
5) Polar Climates
This classification, as dependent on the average temperature and the precipitation, is also dependent on the latitude. Depending on the given latitudes of the locations in the question these can be associated with the five zones of the koppen classification scheme:
1) Cochin, India falls in Monsoon climate(Am). As it is situated at the 10 degree North latitude. This is in the zone of Tropical moist climate (15 degree North to 15 degree South) having average precipitation of less than 1000 millimeter during the wet season.
2) Alice Springs, Australia falls under warm desert climate(BWh). As this location is situated at the latitude of 24 degree South. The Dry climatic zone extends from 20 degree North to 20 degree South latitude. The main characteristic of this zone is that, here average precipitation is lesser than the average transpiration and evaporation.
3) Cape town, South Africa falls in the temperate mediterranean climate(Csa). This zone extends from 30 degree to 50 degree latitudes. Further this zone can be ascribed to the minor subdivision of the above mentioned zone, humid subtropical zone.
4) Lanzhou, China falls in the moist subtropical mid-latitude climates, as it is situated at the latitude of 36 degree North.
5) Chicago, Illinois falls under the tropical dry or wet savana climate as the annual precipitation is less than 4%.
6) Barrow, Alaska falls under the polar climatic zone with highest warm temperature not greater than 10 degrees.