14. The term PET was coined by __________
(A) Sarkar and Biswas
(B) Haigreaves
(C) Thornthwaite
(D) Mendel
Answers
The term PET was coined by __________
(A) Sarkar and Biswas
(B) Haigreaves
(C) Thornthwaite
(D) Mendel
The correct answer is :
(C) Thornthwaite
Explanation :
The term PET was coined by Thornthwaite.
Charles Warren Thornthwaite was a famous American geographer and climatologist. He is known for devising a system of climate classification. The system devised by him has been useful all over the world.
Charles Warren Thornthwaite was born on 7 March 1899 in Michigan, USA. He graduated Central Michigan Normal School in 1922. For this, he did the work of teaching at the University of Michigan. He worked in the field of geology and climate change and developed a methodology for climate change which proved to be extremely useful. He died on 11 June 1963.
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