Multiple Choice Questions

Match the following List I A Desert climate B Monsoon climate C Mediterranean climate...........

Geography and Environment (CSC) World climates

Match the following :

List I

A) Desert climate

B) Monsoon climate

C) Mediterranean climate

D) Equatorial climate

List II

1) Constantly high temperature and heavy precipitation throughout the year.

2) Greatest daily ranges of temperature

3) Warm & dry summer, mild, winter, moderate rainfall mostly in winter

4) Reversal in wind direction with change of season.

2 4 1 3

2 4 3 1

4 2 1 3

4 2 3 1

The desert climate, is a climate in which there is an excess of evaporation over precipitation. It has greatest daily ranges of temperature.
A monsoon is a seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region. Monsoons cause wet and dry seasons throughout much of the tropics. Monsoons are most often associated with the Indian Ocean. Monsoons always blow from cold to warm regions.
Mediterranean climate, major climate type of the Köppen classification characterized by hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters and located between about 30° and 45° latitude north and south of the Equator and on the western sides of the continents.
Equatorial climate: Wet equatorial climate, major climate type of the Köppen classification characterized by consistently high temperatures (around 30 °C [86 °F]), with plentiful precipitation (150–1,000 cm [59–394 inches]), heavy cloud cover, and high humidity, with very little annual temperature variation.

Hence option 2nd is correct.