Climate
Appeared in 10 of the 11 available papers.
Examined in
10 of 11 papers
Appears almost every year — treat as core
Typically worth
10.2 marks
Average per paper it appears in · 102 marks in total
Usual form
Short answer
38% of this chapter's 90 questions
Needs a diagram
27%
24 questions carry a figure — practise drawing them
Question-type distribution
- Short answer34
- Reasoning30
- MCQ12
- Numerical10
- Difference4
Most frequent topics
Monsoon winds 7Continentality 7Annual range of temperature 7Rainfall calculation 4Winter rainfall 4Western disturbances 4Reading climate data 4Local winds 3
Showing 15 of 90 matching questions (102 marks).
15 questions
3(c)
Give a reason for each of the following:
3(c)(i)2017
ReasoningEasy1 mark
3(c)(ii)2017
ReasoningModerate1 mark
3(c)(iii)2017
ReasoningModerate1 mark
3(d)
Study the climatic data given below and answer the questions that follow:

3(d)(i)2017
NumericalEasy1 mark
3(d)(ii)2017
NumericalEasy1 mark
3(d)(iii)2017
ReasoningEasy1 mark
3(a)2016
Short answerEasy2 marks
3(c)
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
3(c)(i)2016
ReasoningEasy1 mark
3(c)(ii)2016
ReasoningEasy1 mark
3(c)(iii)2016
ReasoningEasy1 mark
3(d)
Study the climatic data of station X given below and answer the questions that follow:

3(d)
Month: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Temp °C: 24.5, 25.7, 27.7, 28.4, 30.0, 32.5, 31.0, 30.2, 29.8, 28.0, 25.9, 24.7 | Rainfall cm: 4.3, 1.6, 1.7, 2.4, 2.8, 4.6, 8.6, 11.4, 11.8, 30.6, 35.0, 13.9
3(d)(i)2016
NumericalEasy1 mark
3(d)(ii)2016
NumericalEasy1 mark
3(d)(iii)2016
ReasoningEasy1 mark