Q. Who has prepared the first climatic atlas of the world?
Answer: Al- Balakhi
Description
Al-Balakhi was an Arab geographer. He collected climatic data from the Arab travellers and made the first climatic atlas of the world.
The name of first climatic atlas of the world was Kitab-ul-Ashkal.
Meaning of climate
Climate is the sum total of the weather conditions such as - temperature, atmospheric pressure, winds, humidity, precipitation,etc prevails over a large area for a long period of time. Generally about 30 to 40 years.
It is a broad term which includes all weather phenomenon. Sometimes we consider it as equal to weather but both weather and climate are different. Weather is the part of a climatic condition. So, the term 'Weather ' should not be confused with climate.