Look at the figures and answer the following questions:
(1) In fig B, on which side of the mountain is it raining more?
(2) Shade the rain shadow region in fig B and name it.
(3) What is the difference between A and C?
(4) Stormy winds and floods are associated with which rainfall type?
(5) What type of rainfall occurs in Singapore?
Answers
According to the given figures
(1) West side of the mountain is seen with more rains in Fig B.
(2) The difference between Fig. A and Fig. C is that Fig. A is shown having heavy downpour of rain whereas Fig. C is shown having heavy rainfall with a formation of tornado.
(3) Stormy winds and floods are associated with coastal storms.
They usually come with large wind waves, and is seen hitting the coastal regions causing coastal flooding.
(4) Singapore experiences convectional rainfall.
Answer:
Explanation:
Answer 1: From the given figure it is understood that it is raining more on the right side of the mountain
Answer 3: Figure A shows Convectional Rainfall whereas the Figure C shows Cyclonic rainfall.
Answer 4: Cyclonic rainfall are associated with Stormy winds and floods.
Answer 5: Singapore experiences Convectional rainfall.