SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How do geographers distinguish between types of dry climates?
A
The average daily temperatures in each
B
The proximity of each to the Equator
C
The amount of rainfall and vegetation in each
D
The geographical location of each
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -How do geographers distinguish between the types of dry climate ? The two categories of dry climate are arid deserts and semi-arid steppes. The distinction between the two are based on the amount of precipitation annually they receive, temperature fluctuations, plant life, and animal life.

Detailed explanation-2: -Environmental indicators such as the range of native vegetation that thrives in a place can be used to classify a region’s climate. As plant species can only thrive within a specific range of temperature and moisture conditions, it follows that those conditions must be present if the plants thrive in that location.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to the three cell convection model of each hemisphere the Earth neatly separates itself into three distinct climate zones; the polar, temperate, and the tropical zones.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tropical. Dry. Temperate. Continental. Polar.

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