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Tropical (A) climates have a coldest month averaging at least:Read the answer and worked solution →In Koeppen's cold (E) climates, the average temperature of every month is below:Read the answer and worked solution →The tropical wet (Af) climate is found in the Amazon Basin and:Read the answer and worked solution →The tropical monsoon (Am) climate covers the Indian subcontinent, north-east South America and:Read the answer and worked solution →The highest shade temperature of 58 C was recorded at Al Aziziyah in which country?Read the answer and worked solution →The Al Aziziyah record of 58 C was set on 13 September of which year?Read the answer and worked solution →The Mediterranean (Cs) climate is characterised by:Read the answer and worked solution →Annual precipitation in the Mediterranean climate ranges between:Read the answer and worked solution →The marine west coast (Cfb) climate covers north-western Europe and:Read the answer and worked solution →The cold climate with dry winter (Dw) occurs mainly over:Read the answer and worked solution →Polar climates exist poleward beyond which latitude?Read the answer and worked solution →The tundra (ET) climate is the region of:Read the answer and worked solution →The last major peak glacial period was about how many years ago?Read the answer and worked solution →Europe's Little Ice Age lasted from 1550 to about:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch Koeppen's groupsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the climate change causesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the climate datesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the climate typesRead the answer and worked solution →Tropical or polarRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the Koeppen codesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →World climate bingoRead the answer and worked solution →About what share of the planet's water is found in the oceans?Read the answer and worked solution →Geographers divide the oceanic part of the earth into how many oceans?Read the answer and worked solution →A major portion of the ocean floor lies how far below sea level?Read the answer and worked solution →The shallowest part of the ocean, with an average gradient of 1 degree or less, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The very steep slope at which the continental shelf ends is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →The average width of continental shelves is about:Read the answer and worked solution →The largest continental shelf in the world, 1,500 km wide, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Massive sediments received by continental shelves become the source of:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Tropical (A) climates have a coldest month averaging at least:

  1. 0 C
  2. 25 C
  3. 18 C
  4. 10 C
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Correct answer: C. 18 C

1. They lie between the two tropics. 2. The coldest month is 18 C or higher. 3. Rainfall is high and range is low. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 12, World Climate and Climate Change._

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In Koeppen's cold (E) climates, the average temperature of every month is below:

  1. 18 C
  2. 20 C
  3. 25 C
  4. 10 C
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Correct answer: D. 10 C

1. They lie beyond 70 degrees. 2. All months average below 10 C. 3. Tundra and ice cap are the two types. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 12, World Climate and Climate Change._

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The tropical wet (Af) climate is found in the Amazon Basin and:

  1. Western equatorial Africa
  2. Northern Australia coast
  3. North Indian plains area
  4. Central Chile coastline
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Correct answer: A. Western equatorial Africa

1. Rain falls in every month as afternoon showers. 2. Western equatorial Africa and the East Indies share it. 3. Evergreen forests grow there. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 12, World Climate and Climate Change._

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