Identify the climatic regions marked Y, V, Z and describe two differences between weather and climate.

Here are the answers to the questions:

15. Identify the climatic regions marked
Y: Lake Victoria Basin
V: Coastal region
Z: Kenya Highlands

16. Give two differences between weather and climate

a) Weather describes the short-term atmospheric conditions of a specific place, while climate describes the long-term average weather patterns of a region.

b) Weather can change hourly or daily, whereas climate changes slowly over decades or centuries.

17. Read the characteristics of climatic regions and identify them

(i) It covers the coastal regions

(ii) Rainfall ranges between $1000\text{mm} - 1500\text{mm}$

(iii) Has two rainy seasons

(iv) Receives conventional rainfall
The region described above is the Coastal region.

19. In which climatic region are cool and wet conditions experienced?
Kenya Highlands

20. Which climatic region experiences high daytime temperature?
Northern Arid and Semi-Arid Lands

: Historic Built Environments in Kenya
1. Look at the picture below. It is called
Malindi Pillar

2. The feature was built by
Arab traders

3. The feature is an example of a
historic monument