It is a cool temperate western margin climate. This climate is under permanent influence of westerlies all round the year. It experiences oceanic influence on both the temperature and the precipitation. This climate has adequate rainfall throughout the year with a tendency towards a slight winter or autumn maximum from cyclonic sources.
Which of the following type of climate is described in the above passage?
Siberian Climate
Incorrect AnswerLaurentian Climate
Incorrect AnswerBritish Type Climate
Correct AnswerChina Type Climate
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Explanation: Option (c) is correct Supplementary notes: British Type of Climate It is a cool temperate western margin climate. This climate is under permanent in fl uence of westerlies all round the year. It experiences oceanic in fl uence on both the temperature and the precipitation. This climate has adequate rainfall throughout the year with a tendency towards a slight winter or autumn maximum from cyclonic sources. They are also regions of much cyclonic activity, typical of Britain, and are thus said to experience the British type of climate. From Britain, the climatic belt stretches far inland into the lowlands of North-West Europe, including such regions as northern and western France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, western Norway and also north western Iberia. In the southern hemisphere, the climate is experienced in southern Chile, Tasmania and most parts of New Zealand, particularly in South Island.
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