Prelims · 4 Indian Geography · 4.4 Climate and monsoon

4.4.9 Climatic regions of India: Köppen and Trewartha schemes

Köppen's scheme uses temperature and rainfall letters to divide India into eight climate types, while Trewartha's modification groups them into fewer broad classes.

  • APPSC Group 2 · Prelims
  • Standard level
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Key terms

  • Koppen
  • Trewartha
  • Amw
  • As
  • Aw
  • BShw
  • BWhw
  • Cwg
  • Dfc
  • climatic classification

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