Question

1. Why does Thiruvananthapuram receives more rainfall than chennai?

2. Why are Western Coastal Plains rainier than the eastern coastal plains?

3. Why is dense vegetation on the southern slopes of the Himalayas as compared to the northern slopes?

4. Why are most of the world deserts found on the western margins of the continents?

5. Why does rainfall decrease from south to north and from east to west?

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Answer 1

5- Rainfall decrease from east to west in northern india beacuse of the progressive decrease in humidity of the winds.As the moisture bearing winds of the bay of bengal branch move further and further island,they exhaust most of the moisture they carry along with them.This consequently leads to a gradual decrease in the .
4- Most of the worlds deserts are located in the western margins of continents in the subtropics because the prevailing winds in the tropics .
3- The growth of vegetation depends upon the amount sunlight and rainfall received. The southern slopes of the Himalayas receive more rain due to the south west monsoon winds which travel west along the southern slops. ... So the southern slopes are covered with thick vegetation as compared to the northern slopes.
2-Western coastal plains receive more rainfall because it lies on the windward side of Western Ghats. Eastern coastal plains lies on the leeward side of the Western Ghats and receives less rainfall.
1- Chennai has more rainy months as it receives rain from two winds:
1) South-west monsoon wind ( June- September)
2) North-East monsoon wind ( November- December)