IV. LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
Answer the following questions.
1. Discuss the monsoon and its influence on the climate of India.
2. Distinguish between south-west monsoon and north-east monsoon.
3. Explain the major factors influencing climate in India.
4. Write briefly about the Arabian Sea branch of the monsoon.
5. Give an account of the weather condition and characteristics of the cold season.
6. How do the northern trade winds influence the monsoon in India?
Answers
Answer:
1) Monsoon always blow from cold to warm region. The summer monsoon and winter monsoon determine the climate for most of india and southeast Asia. The summer monsoon is associated with heavy rain fall. The summer monsoon brings a humid climate and torrential rainfall to these areas.
3) lattitude, alttitude, pressure
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Answer:
1A) Monsoon always blow from cold to warm regions. The summer Monsoon and the winter Monsoon determine the climate for most of India and southeast Asia. The summer Monsoon is associated with heavy rainfall.... the summer Monsoon brings a humid climate and torrential rainfall to these areas.
2A) south west Monsoon brings rain during summer whereas north east Monsoon brings rain during winter direction of south west Monsoon is sea to land so it brings huge amounts of rainfall throughout India direction of new Monsoon island to sea so it does not contain moisture and brings dryness and coldness after blowing through bay .....
3A) Latitude, attitude, pressure and winds are factors that influence the India's climate. The tropic of cancer passes through the middle of the country in from the rann of kuchchh in the west to mizoram in the east. .... These winds originate from the subtropical high- pressure belt of the northern hemisphere.
4A) The Arabian sea branch of Monsoon: progresses slowly as compared to the Bay of Bengal branch...... it is three times stronger than the bay of Bengal branch. when obstructed by the western ghats, they cause heavy rainfall to the wind ward side of the sahyadris.
5A) The cold weather season begins from the November in northern India and stays till February..... ( a) The weather is normally marked by clear sky, low temperatures, low humidity and feeble variable winds. ( b) Days are warm and nights are cold.
6A) Thus,the trade winds of the southern hemisphere cross the equator but are deflected towards right under the coriolis effect. .... since the winds blowing over the Indian subcontinent at this time are usual trade winds of these Latitudes, they blow from north east to south west and so become the north east Monsoon.