Question

8. Give the characteristics and effects of the monsoon rainfall in India.




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Answer 1

Answer:

Characteristics of monsoon:

Indian climate is a monsoon type of climate. Monsoon climate is characterised by weather conditions that change from season to season. This type is mostly experienced in interior parts of the country rather than coastal areas. Duration varies from 100 to 120 days. The spectacular arrival of monsoon winds at the end of the summer season is called 'burst of monsoon'.

Effects:

Without monsoons India would have been a desert. In India monsoon usually lasts from July to September. Ninety percent of rainfall in India is due to monsoon. It provides water for agriculture and domestic purposes

Explanation:

Indian agriculture is largely dependent upon the water from the monsoon rains. Late, low or excessive rains have a negative impact upon crops.

Due to the uneven distribution of rainfall across the country, there are some regions that are drought prone and some that are flood afflicted

Answer 2

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Qualities of rainstorm precipitation in India:

• (I) The span of the storm is between 100 to 120 days from early June to mid-September. (ii) Around the hour of its appearance, the typical precipitation builds unexpectedly and proceeds for a few days.
• (iii) The precipitation is unevenly conveyed across the Indian scene.