Question 1 Report
The table below gives the climatic data for two different stations A & B, in Nigeria. Use the data to answer the questions that follow
station | Altitude | Latitude | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
A | 360m | 13ºN | Rainfall (cm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 9.1 | 15.5 | 24.9 | 14.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
Temperature (ºC) | 24 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 26 | |||
B | 225m | 7ºN | Rainfall (cm) | 1.0 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 13.7 | 15.0 | 18.8 | 16.0 | 8.4 | 17.8 | 15.5 | 4.6 | 1.0 |
Temperature (ºC) | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
(i) Identify the climatic belt to which each station belongs
(ii) Outline the main climatic characteristics of each station
(iii) In what ways will the agricultural practices in the two stations differ?