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go to http://www.geoknow.net/pages/climategraphs.html . Once at the site you wil

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Question

go to http://www.geoknow.net/pages/climategraphs.html.

Once at the site you will see a world map with fifteen yellow rectangles on it. Place your cursor over a yellow rectangle and a climatagraph drops down (these are explained in your text).

Now using your base understanding of what controls climate classify the climates for each of the climatagraphs according to the Koppen system.

NOTE: For the purposes of this lab B can be classified by the simple lack of precipitation. Submit your list of location names (city, and country) with the climate it represents next to the name. Submit your work as a Microsoft Word doc file.

Explanation / Answer

New York= humid continental climate

Sydney = Humid subtropical climate

New Delhi = Subtropical dry winter

Ho chi minh city = sawanna climate

Mexico city = Highland climate

London = oceanic climate

Paris = oceanic climate

Nairobi = highland climate

Islamabad= subtropical dry winter

Beijing= hot summer continental climate

Santiago= oceanic climate

Cape Town= oceanic climate

Los Angeles= Mediterranian climate

Tokyo= humid subtropical climate

Durban = humid subtropical climate