the air pressure of land and water are different. give geographical reason.
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(a) Pressure Gradient — It is the rate of change of atmospheric pressure between two points on the earth’s surface.
(b) Winds — Horizontal movements of the air from high pressure to low pressure areas are called winds.
(c) Coriolis force — This force is created by the rotation of the earth as the winds in different belts deflect towards right in Northern hemisphere and to the left in Southern hemisphere.
(d) Altitude — The pressure also decrease with increasing altitude at the rate of 100 millibars in every 1000 metres of height gained.
(e) Monsoons — are the periodic seasonal winds blowing in the regions of South East Asia and Northern Australia. The word monsoon is derived from the Arabic word ‘Mausim’ meaning ‘Season’, on account of deeply affecting the seasons of the particular region.