Climatology
Koppen's scheme and the tropical climates
Practise 3 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Koppen's classification: groups A to E, letters for rainfall and temperature
- Hot wet equatorial climate (Af): uniform temperature, daily convectional rain, low range
- Tropical monsoon (Am) and tropical marine climates: seasonal reversal of winds
- Savanna or Sudan climate (Aw): distinct wet and dry seasons
- Hot desert (BWh) and mid-latitude desert and steppe (BS) climates: western margins, trade-wind coasts
Where to study
Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Class XI, chapter 11: World Climate and Climate Change (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 11, World Climate and Climate Change, p. 1-8 (book pages 91-98)
- ch. 11, Koeppen, p. 1-2 (book pages 91-92)
- ch. 11, Tropical Wet Climate (Af), p. 2 (book page 92)
- ch. 11, Tropical Monsoon Climate (Am), p. 2 (book page 92)
- ch. 11, Tropical Wet and Dry Climate (Aw), p. 2 (book page 92)
- ch. 11, Dry Climates : B, p. 3 (book page 93)
- ch. 11, Subtropical Steppe (BSh) and Subtropical Desert (BWh) Climates, p. 3 (book page 93)
Certificate Physical and Human Geography · Goh Cheng Leong
- ch. 14, Climate
- ch. 15, The Hot, Wet Equatorial Climate
- ch. 16, The Tropical Monsoon and Tropical Marine Climates
- ch. 17, The Savanna or Sudan Climate
- ch. 18, The Hot Desert and Mid-Latitude Desert Climates