GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Climate is the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area. Weather can change from hour-to-hour, day-to-day, month-to-month or even year-to-year. A region’s weather patterns, usually tracked for at least 30 years, are considered its climate. Different parts of the world have different climates.

Detailed explanation-2: -Climate refers to the sum total of weather conditions and variations over a large area for a long period of time (more than thirty years). Weather refers to the state of the atmosphere over an area at any point of time.

Detailed explanation-3: -(i) The average weather taken over a long time is called climate. This is because when it remains constant for a long period, that area is defined by the same climatic conditions. (ii) A place receives very little rainfall and the temperature is high throughout the year, the climate of that place will be hot and dry.