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Cambridge AS & A Level Geography

7.1Tropical climates

Tropical climates in Cambridge AS & A Level Geography: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 7.1.1Describe the global distribution of humid tropical (rainforest) and seasonally humid tropical (savanna) environments.
  2. 7.1.2Describe their climates, including monsoons, annual and diurnal variations.
  3. 7.1.3Explain the distribution and climate using the ITCZ, subtropical anticyclones, monsoons and ENSO.

Lessons

  • Tropical climates: rainforest and savanna

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Tropical climates: sample question

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Which statement about temperature in a tropical rainforest climate is correct?

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