Study the climatic table below and use it to answer the questions that follow Stations
Stations X
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Temp °C
21
21
20
17
15
13
13
13
14
16
18
20
temp °F
70
70
68
63
59
56
55
56
58
61
64
68
Precipitation (mm)
18
15
23
48
97
114
94
86
58
41
28
20
precipitation (inches)
0.7
0.6
0.9
1.9
3.8
4.5
3.7
3.4
2.3
1.6
1.1
0.8
(a)(i) What is the annual range of temperature for the station? (ii) What is the annual rainfall? (b) aye a brief description of the distribution of rainfall at the station (c) Suggest, giving reasons, the type of climate that is represented by the climate table (d)(i) Name the type of natural vegetation that is likely to be found around the station (ii) Describe briefly the main characteristics of the vegetation
Explanation
(a)(i) Annual range of temperature for the station is 21°C - 13°C = 8°C OR 70°F - 55°F = 15°F (ii) Annual Rainfall (Add all the precipitation from January to December = 642mm (or 25. 3 inches) (b) The distribution of rainfall in the station is such that the peak of rainfall is around June with the least in February. increases from January gradually till the peak in June and continues to decline till December. (c) The type of climate trend presented by the climatic table is Tropical Continental (Sudan type) Reasons: (i) The annual range of temperature is 8°C (ii) Only one peak of rainfall in June (iii) Decrease in rainfall early and late in the year. (d) (i) The type of natural vegetation is savanna:-Tropical Grassland (ii) The main characteristics of the vegetation are: (a) Presence of tall grass (b) Presence of scattered trees (c) Deciduous nature of the trees (d) Presence of trees like baobab, acacial etc.
