

In the NCERT Geography book Fundamentals of Physical Geography (Class 11, Chapter — “World Climate and Climate Change”), you explore the different climate types found across the world and understand how climate patterns are distributed on Earth.
You learn about the major climate zones, including tropical, temperate, and polar climates, and the factors that influence climate such as latitude, altitude, distance from the sea, ocean currents, and atmospheric circulation. The chapter also introduces climate classification systems used by geographers to categorize different climates around the world.
You also study the important issue of climate change, including the greenhouse effect, global warming, and human impacts on the environment.