1. How do Himalayas affect the climate of India? 2. Give two characteristics of winter season. 3. What is meant by vagaries of the monsoon? 4. How have monsoons been an 'unifying bond' in India? 5. What is Loo? When and where does it blow?
Answers
1.The Himalayas act as a climatic divide between India and Central Asia. During winter, Himalayas protect India from cold and dry air masses of Central Asia . During monsoon months these mountain ranges act as an effective physical barrier for rain bearing south-west monsoon winds
3.In India, the subnormal and abnormal activities of the Monsoon affecting the seasonal pattern of rainfall are known as the vagaries of monsoon.
4.Farmers in India largely depend on the monsoon for the irrigation of crops. ... - The water from the monsoon fills up the rivers which are used by humans and animals for different purposes.
5.Loo is a strong, hot and dry summer afternoon wind from the west which blows over the western Indo-Gangetic Plain region of North India and Pakistan. It is especially strong in the months of May and June