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Class 11 World Climate and Climate Change worksheet
CBSE Social Science. Koeppen’s climate groups and types, past climate change, its causes, greenhouse gases and global warming. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
The most widely used classification of climate was developed by:
- Ferrel
- Mercalli
- Hadley
- Koeppen
Answer
(d) Koeppen
- 2.
Which climate type is coded BSh?
- subtropical steppe
- cold climate with dry winters
- polar ice cap
- cold climate with humid winters
Answer
(a) subtropical steppe
- 3.
Where is the polar ice cap (EF) climate found?
- northwestern Europe and southern Chile
- the Indian subcontinent and northern Australia
- the north Indian plains and south China interior plains
- interior Greenland and Antarctica
Answer
(d) interior Greenland and Antarctica
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Name the three approaches to classifying climate.
Answer
Empirical, genetic and applied.
- 5.
Name the climate type for each Koeppen code: (a) BSk (b) Cs
Answer
(a) mid-latitude steppe (b) Mediterranean
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Explain Koeppen’s scheme of climate classification.
Answer
An empirical scheme relating vegetation to temperature and precipitation; five groups (A, B, C, D, E) by capital letters, with small letters for seasonality and severity.
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