Question

mention any five characteristic of the advancing monsoon

Answer 1

•A complete change in weather is experienced after the inflow of the Southwest monsoons into India.
•The windward side of the Western Ghats receives more than 250 cm of heavy rainfall. 
•The highest average rainfall in the world is received by Mawsynram, lying in the Southern range of the Khasi Hills in Meghalaya.
•Gujarat and Rajasthan receive scanty rainfall.
•The monsoon rains occur in intervals. The dry and wet spells of the monsoons vary in strength, frequency and duration causing floods and droughts at the same time in different regions. As the monsoons are often irregular, they can cause damage to the agricultural crops

Answer 2

(i) It brings a total change in weather conditions.

(ii) Early in the season of advancing monsoon, the windward side of Western Ghats receives very heavy rainfall. The maximum rainfall of this season occurs in North-Eastern India.

(iii) It has wet and dry spells. The intervening dry period is called ‘Breaks’ in monsoon.

(iv) The monsoon is known for its uncertainties, and the spatial distribution of rainfall is uneven.

(v) As the monsoons are often irregular they can cause damage to the agricultural crops.