Elements of Climatology (GPLA2203)
BA. Geography and Planning - GP
Semester: Second Semester
Level: 200
Year: 2018
REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON The UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA
Peace - Work - Fatherland P.O. BOX 39 Bambili
School: ARTS Department: GEOGRAPHY AND PLANNING Lecturer(s): SUIVEN
Course Code: GPLA2203 Course Title: Elements of Climatology
Date: 7/7/2018 Hall: SOA 7/8 Time: 08:30 – 11:30
INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER TWO QUESTIONS
1)
The climate system is an interactive scheme consisting of five
major components. How do changes and interactions between
these spheres assist planners in understanding climate
variability and change? (35 marks)
2)
a) Why is the troposphere considered as the weather making
layer of the atmosphere? (20 marks)
b) What is the greenhouse effect and how does human activity
enhance this process? (15 marks).
3)
a) What are the conditions necessary for condensation to occur
in the atmosphere? (10 marks)
b) Identify and discuss the conditions necessary for the
development of various types of precipitation (25 marks)
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