Earth Science 7-Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok,Thailand
Geography
Latitude: 13degrees 45'N
Longitude: 100 degress 35'E
Average Elevation: 2 meters
Large Body of Water: Chao Phraya River
Average Temperatures Per Month (degrees Farenheit):
January: High: 32 Low: 23
February: High:33 Low: 24
March:High: 34 Low: 26
April:High: 35 Low: 27
May:High: 34 Low: 27
June:High: 33 Low: 26
July:High: 33 Low: 26
August:High: 33 Low: 26
September: High: 33 Low: 25
October: High: 32 Low: 25
November:High: 32 Low: 24
December:High: 32 Low 22
Average Monthly Rainfall:
Jan.- 0.4 Feb.-1.1 Mar.-1.2 Apr.-2.8 May.-7.5 June-6.0 July-6.2 Aug.-7.4 Sep.-12.6 Oct.-9.1 Nov.-2.3 Dec.-0.4
Tropical Monsoon Climate under Koppen Classification
Thailand is split into to two untraditional changes; wet and dry.From May to November there are monsoons made of seasonal winds that occur because of Bangkok's location on Earth. Cold and dry air is being blown in Bangkok from November to February.During certain times in the year, Bangkok had very high pressure.
Geology
Plate
Bangkok is located on the Eurasian Plate, about 2000 miles away from the boundary which is a Convergent boundary.(5 and 6)
Rocks That Underlie Bangkok
Bangkok lies on both high-grade and low-grade metamorphic rocks. Many of the rocks are from a craton. The rock that underlies Bangkok contains quartzite, marble, and schist. (1)
1. http://weather.uk.msn.com/monthly_averages.aspx?wealocations=wc:THXX0002
2. http://www.mapsofworld.com/lat_long/thailand-lat-long.html
3. http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/bangkok/geography_of_bangkok.htm
4. http://it.geol.science.cmu.ac.th/gs/courseware/205218/geol218.pdf
6. EARTH SCIENCE textbook. McDougal Littell
