Consider the following statements regarding the climatic classification by Koppen in India.

1. He classified India into Nine climatic regions

2. Coromandel coast of India witness monsoon dry summer type of climate

3. The region north of Tropic of Cancer witness tropical Savannah kind of climate

choose the correct option from the alternatives given below:

  1. 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3 only

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Option 1 : 2 only
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The correct answer is 2 only

Key Points

  • Koeppen based his scheme of climatic classification on monthly values of temperature and precipitation.
  • Accordingly, he identified five major climatic types i.e Tropical climates, Dry climates, Warm temperate climates, Cool temperate climates, and Ice climates.
  • Each type is further subdivided into sub-types on the basis of seasonal variations in the distributional pattern of rainfall and temperature.
  • Accordingly, India can be divided into eight climatic regions. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
  • Monsoon with the short dry season - West coast of India south of Goa
  • Monsoon with dry summer - Coromandel coast of Tamil Nadu. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
  • Tropical savannah - most of the peninsular plateaus, south of the Tropic of Cancer. Hence, statement 3 is not correct.
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