Climate

Syllabus tag: KCSE | Geography | Form 2 | Topic 15 Climate

Lesson objectives

By the end of this topic, you should be able to:

• Distinguish weather from climate and explain the factors influencing climate.
• Describe the climatic regions of Kenya and their characteristics.
• Describe the major world climatic regions.
• Explain the influence of climate on human activities.

Summary

Climate is the average weather conditions of a place over a long period, usually 30 to 35 years. It is influenced chiefly by latitude, altitude, distance from the sea, ocean currents, winds, aspect and relief. Kenya's climate ranges from modified equatorial at the coast and Lake Victoria basin to desert in the north.