Question
The map below shows the climatic regions of Kenya. Use it to answer the questions that follows:
(a) Name the climatic region name 2 and 3
(b) State three characteristics of climatic region marked 7
(a) Name the climatic region name 2 and 3
(b) State three characteristics of climatic region marked 7
Answer
a)
Climatic Region 2- Modified tropical climate of the highland
Climatic Region 3- Modified equatorial climate of the lake basin
b)
- It receives very low rainfall of less than 250mm annually
- The mean annual temperature are high above 29°c
- Large diurnal range of temperature
- Day temperature are high
- Humidity is low
- Sand storms are common occurrence
- There are occasional floods caused by sporaduram
- The region is under the influence of dry north east trade winds
Climatic Region 2- Modified tropical climate of the highland
Climatic Region 3- Modified equatorial climate of the lake basin
b)
- It receives very low rainfall of less than 250mm annually
- The mean annual temperature are high above 29°c
- Large diurnal range of temperature
- Day temperature are high
- Humidity is low
- Sand storms are common occurrence
- There are occasional floods caused by sporaduram
- The region is under the influence of dry north east trade winds