III. Answer the following in brief
1. Describe the monsoon in India in three points.
2. Why do coastal areas receive more rainfall than inland?
3. Describe the distribution of rainfall in three points
4. Name the main seasons in India and their duration in the year?
5. How is the monsoon season different from the retreating monsoon season?
6. Although Tamil Nadu is close to equator, Kodaikanal enjoys cool climate
Reason:
Answers
1)Rainy Season starts from the southern part of India with the onset of southwest monsoon wind. July and August are the rainiest months in the rainy season. Rainy Season has very pleasant weather with cool breeze and rain showers. In rainy season plants, trees, and grasses look very green and attractive.
2)Coasts receive more rainfall as the humidity in the clouds is high when they are at the coast. When they come inside the lands, they have already shed some water in the form of rains, so they rain less in the central lands, or interior of the continent. ... So clouds come from the ocean onto the lands.
3)1)The western coast and northeastern India receive rainfall of over about 400 cm. (ii) It is less than 60 cm in western Rajasthan and adjoining parts of Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab. (iii) Rainfall is equally low in the interiors of the Deccan plateau and east of the Sahyadris.
4)The country's meteorological department follows the international standard of four seasons with some local adjustments: winter (January and February), summer (March, April and May), monsoon (rainy) season (June to September), and a post-monsoon period (October to December).
5)North East Monsoon winds blow during winter season while retreating monsoon occurs during October and November. North east Monsoon winds bring rainfall over the coastal region of Tamil Nadu while the retreating Monsoon is marked by clear skies and rise in temperature.
6)Thus being located at a high latitude the heat from the ground gets cooled and becomes pleasant thus this is the reason for the cool temperatures of the hilly station like the kodaikanal.
Question
III. Answer the following in brief
1. Describe the monsoon in India in three points.
2. Why do coastal areas receive more rainfall than inland?
3. Describe the distribution of rainfall in three points
4. Name the main seasons in India and their duration in the year?
5. How is the monsoon season different from the retreating monsoon season?
6. Although Tamil Nadu is close to equator, Kodaikanal enjoys cool climate
Reason:
Answer
1)Rainy Season starts from the southern part of India with the onset of southwest monsoon wind. July and August are the rainiest months in the rainy season. Rainy Season has very pleasant weather with cool breeze and rain showers. In rainy season plants, trees, and grasses look very green and attractive.
2)Coasts receive more rainfall as the humidity in the clouds is high when they are at the coast. When they come inside the lands, they have already shed some water in the form of rains, so they rain less in the central lands, or interior of the continent. ... So clouds come from the ocean onto the lands.
3)1)The western coast and northeastern India receive rainfall of over about 400 cm. (ii) It is less than 60 cm in western Rajasthan and adjoining parts of Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab. (iii) Rainfall is equally low in the interiors of the Deccan plateau and east of the Sahyadris.
4)The country's meteorological department follows the international standard of four seasons with some local adjustments: winter (January and February), summer (March, April and May), monsoon (rainy) season (June to September), and a post-monsoon period (October to December).
5)North East Monsoon winds blow during winter season while retreating monsoon occurs during October and November. North east Monsoon winds bring rainfall over the coastal region of Tamil Nadu while the retreating Monsoon is marked by clear skies and rise in temperature.
6)Thus being located at a high latitude the heat from the ground gets cooled and becomes pleasant thus this is the reason for the cool temperatures of the hilly station like the kodaikanal.
Social Sciences • 4 Mar 2021