Wikibooks: Climatology/About

• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Subjects: Sea ice
• Online Access: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Climatology/About

This book is useful for geography students and teachers for pre university level for climate related subjects. Typically this would be for an introduction to geography course which is taken by most under graduate student in colleges. = How does climate affect our life and earth? = Climate is a broad term but it always describes a long term change of a climate system. Often climate is used to mean the long term mean state of the atmosphere including temperature humidity and wind. In other contexts climate can include the oceanic state the cryosphere (snow and sea ice) the biosphere and sometimes even the lithosphere (Earth s crust). The pattern of human life in any particular region is to a very large extent determined by the climate = Shelter = The design of houses in different geographical regions of the world is determined by climatic conditions. In areas of heavy rainfall the houses have sloping roofs. The material used in construction is however determined by the availability of construction material. The roof could be tiled or comprise bamboos covered with hay where clay for making tiles may not be available. In dry regions like Rajasthan flat stone pieces are used for roofing. Partition walls are made of wood in very cold countries. In regions of high temperature there are open courtyards attached to each dwelling. In hill districts houses are made on stilts with the ground floor reserved for cattle. = Dress = Loose dresses are popular in regions where the climate is hot. In colder regions people wear dresses that are body hugging. A very wide variety of head gears is used again depending on the climate. The Sola hat was so popular with the British people living in the hot plains of India. Where rainfall is abundant people wear head gears that provide protection against rain while people are at work. The lungi is popular in the southern regions of the country where it is relatively hot but not so in colder region as Himachal Pradesh. Woollens are worn in cold regions while cotton clothing is worn in hot ...