Q1) What is ‘Monsoon’?
Q2) State two important features of Monsoon rainfall in India.
Q3) a) Name the factors affecting the climate of India.
b) If the annual range of temperature of a place is 200 C, what kind of climate will it have,
extreme or maritime?
c) Name four cities of India which have extreme and four cities which have maritime climate.
Answers
1): A monsoon is a seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region. Monsoons cause wet and dry seasons throughout much of the tropics. Monsoons are most often associated with the Indian Ocean. Monsoons always blow from cold to warm regions.
2): (I) Reversal of wind system.
(ii) Uneven distribution of rainfall over the year.
3):. (a) The elements affecting the climate are latitude, altitude and pressure and winds, distance from the sea (continentality), ocean currents and relief features.
Latitude and altitude: The most important climatic control is latitude.
(b) extreme climate
(c) Four cities in India experiencing equable climate are: Kolkata, Mumbai, Puri and Goa. The cities which experience equable climate are those which are located by the seas, having a coastal climate. In such cities, the temperatures remain almost constant all year round and not much differences are noticed in the same
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