Q. Consider the following:
- Ganga plain
- Eastern Rajasthan
- Northern Madhya Pradesh
- North-east India
As per Koeppen’s Climatic classification scheme the type of climate of above places in India is:
Answer:
Cwg
Notes: Koeppen used S for semi-arid and W for arid and the following small letters to define sub-types :
- f (sufficient precipitation), m (rain forest despite a dry monsoon season),
- w (dry season in winter),
- h (dry and hot), c (less than four months with mean temperature over 10°C), and
- g (Gangetic plain).
Ganga plain, eastern Rajasthan, northern Madhya Pradesh, most of North-east India has Cwg (Monsoon with dry winter) type of climate.