give the characteristics and effects of the monsoon rainfall in India
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The climate of India is described as
the 'monsoon' type. Monsoon refers to the seasonal reversal in the wind
direction during the year.
2. The duration of monsoon is between
100-120 days from early June to mid September.
3. Around the time of its arrival, the
normal rainfall increases suddenly and continues constantly for several days.
This is known as 'burst' of the monsoon.
4. The monsoon has a tendency to have
'breaks' that means it has wet and dry spells. Monsoon rains take place only
for a few days at a time.
5. The monsoon is known for its
uncertainties.
Effects of the Monsoon
1. India has been an agricultural
country with more than 50% of its population dependent on agriculture. A
large part of the country's agriculture is mainly dependent upon the monsoon
rains.
2. There is great
variation in the rainfall received by the different parts of the country,
somewhere it leads to floods and its absence in other parts leads to drought
like conditions.
3. The Indian landscape, its animal and plant life, the entire agricultural calendar and the life of the people, including their festivities are associated with the monsoon
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Answer: In India, the monsoon first arrives in Kerala in the last week of May and then spread throughout the country.
The monsoon lasts for around three months in the country and parts of the country often get flooded by the excessive rainfall.
However, India being an agricultural country needs the monsoon to have good cultivation if the areas are not flooded.