Question

'Vegetation is the true index of climate' - This statement is associated with
1. Thornthwaite
2. Koppen
3. Trewartha
4. Stamp

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Koppen

The correct answer is Koppen.

• Koppen Climate Classification
  • It was developed by German-Russian botanist - Wladimir Koppen.
  • There are 29 various types of climate system according to his classification.
  • He designated letters and combination of letters to each type of climate.

 

• Thornthwaite climate classification
  • It was described by  American climatologist Charles Warren Thornthwaite (1889–1963).
  • According to this, vegetation was determined by Precipitation Effectiveness.
  • Moisture Index was also included in this in the year 1948.
• Trewartha climate classification
  • It was given by Glenn Thomas Trewartha.
  • He tried to redefine the middle latitudes to be closer to vegetation zoning.
  • He recognised only limited number of climate types - A, C, D, E, F and B (Dry).
• Stamp's Climate Classification of India
  • Stamp uses temperature, topography, and rainfall variables to classify Indian climate.
  • He uses 18^oC isotherm of mean monthly temperature for January to divide India into 2 climatic regions - Temperate in north and tropical in the south.