Cambridge IGCSE Geography - Climate and natural
vegetation with 100% correct answers
Tropical climate - answer - Hot conditions throughout year (>26 C)
- High levels of rainfall (>2000 mm)
- Lack of seasons
- Mainly convectional rainfall
- Cloud cover varies
- Humidity is high (100%)
- Reduced wind speeds due to trees
Hot deserts - answer - Very hot days and cold nights
- Lack of cloud cover
- Low and irregular rainfall
- Warm, dry winds
Specific heat capacity - answer Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one body by 1 C.
Soil erosion - answer The wearing away and redistribution of the Earth's soil. It is caused by the action of
water, wind and ice, and also by unsustainable methods of agriculture.
vegetation with 100% correct answers
Tropical climate - answer - Hot conditions throughout year (>26 C)
- High levels of rainfall (>2000 mm)
- Lack of seasons
- Mainly convectional rainfall
- Cloud cover varies
- Humidity is high (100%)
- Reduced wind speeds due to trees
Hot deserts - answer - Very hot days and cold nights
- Lack of cloud cover
- Low and irregular rainfall
- Warm, dry winds
Specific heat capacity - answer Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one body by 1 C.
Soil erosion - answer The wearing away and redistribution of the Earth's soil. It is caused by the action of
water, wind and ice, and also by unsustainable methods of agriculture.
