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A. Choose The Correct Option.: Monsoon Season Retreating Monsoon

This document contains information about India's climate and monsoon patterns. It includes multiple choice questions, matching questions, true/false questions, and short answer and long answer questions about various climate topics. Some key details summarized: - India's climate varies significantly from north to south due to its large latitudinal range. The Himalayas also influence climate by blocking cold winds and trapping monsoon moisture. - Monsoon winds blow from the sea to land in summer and from land to sea in winter. The summer southwest monsoon brings most rainfall to India from June to September. - Various regions receive different amounts of rainfall depending on factors like proximity to seas and winds. Places near the western coast and northeast

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A. Choose The Correct Option.: Monsoon Season Retreating Monsoon

This document contains information about India's climate and monsoon patterns. It includes multiple choice questions, matching questions, true/false questions, and short answer and long answer questions about various climate topics. Some key details summarized: - India's climate varies significantly from north to south due to its large latitudinal range. The Himalayas also influence climate by blocking cold winds and trapping monsoon moisture. - Monsoon winds blow from the sea to land in summer and from land to sea in winter. The summer southwest monsoon brings most rainfall to India from June to September. - Various regions receive different amounts of rainfall depending on factors like proximity to seas and winds. Places near the western coast and northeast

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A. Choose the correct option.

1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (d)

B. Match the following columns.


1. (e) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (c)

C. State true or false.


1. False 2. True 3. False 4. True 5. True

D. Very Short Answer Questions.


1. Temperature, rainfall, winds and humidity etc.
2. There are four major seasons in India – winter, summer, monsoon and retreating monsoon.
3. The Western Disturbances originates from Mediterranean Sea.
4. Tamil Nadu has bulk of its rainfall in winter.
5. Arabian Sea & Bay of Bengal.

E. Short Answer Questions.


1.

Monsoon Season Retreating Monsoon

1. The movement of the wind is from Sea


1. The movement of the wind is from
to Land and wind blows from South West
Land to Sea.
to North East.
2. It carries moist winds. It brings the
maximum rains in India. Therefore, most 2. It carries dry winds and brings rain in
of India receives rainfall from Advancing India but not like Advancing Monsoon.
Monsoon.
3. Advancing Monsoon period starts in 3. Retreating Monsoon period starts in
June and ends in September. October and ends by November.
4. From Retreating Monsoon, the Eastern
4. In this case of monsoon, winds enter Coast of South India receives rainfall. In
India from the South in the month of this monsoon, the Winds start retreating
June and then move Northward covering from the Northern Plains when
the entire country in a month. temperature falls in October and
November in Northern Plains.
2. Hot, dry and dusty winds called loo blow over the Northern Plains. Kalbaisakhi occurs in
West Bengal and Assam.

3. Violent thunderstorms in the Gangetic plains of India are locally known as Kalbaisakhi.
These are called so because they are associate with thunderstorms accompained by strong
winds and rainfall causing lot of damage.

4. Mango showers occur along coastal Kerala and Karnataka in summer. These help in the early
ripening of mangoes.

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5. Monsoon winds are irregular in nature because they are affected by different atmosphere
conditions. Climate change, deforestation results in irregularity of monsoon.

F. Long Answer Questions.


1. The geographical location of India and its unusual topography has given it diverse climatic
conditions.
*Latitude-India in general has hot and humid climate because it is located in the tropical and
subtropical latitudes. But because of the great latitudinal extension temperature varies. In the
south at lower latitudes temperatures are high throughout the years. In the north summers are
warm but winters are very cold.
*Relief and Altitude- The towering Himalayas are an effective climatic divide. They protect
India from the cold winds from Siberia. They do not allow the moisture laden monsoon wind to
escape from India.
*Distance from the Sea- Seas have a moderating influence on climate. So places like Mumbai,
Chennai and Kolkata located near the sea have equable climate. They have less difference
between summer and winter temperatures. While Bhopal, Delhi, Allahabad located in the
interior have extreme climate. They are very hot in summer and very cold in winter.

2. North West India receives rainfall in winter because-


(i) Cyclonic disturbance occur from the west and the North West.
(ii) These low pressure systems originate over the Mediterranean sea and western Asia & move
into India along with western flow.
(iii) They cause winter rains over Punjab, Haryana and Northern plains.

3. The monsoons are seasonal winds experienced in tropical areas. They blow over a major part
of Asia including India. In winter, they blow from land to the sea as the dry Northeast
Monsoons. In summer, they blow from the sea to the land as the moisture- laden Southwest
Monsoon.

5.
Rainfall region (Amount rainfall in cm) Areas
Very heavy rainfall(>200) Western Coastal Plain, western slopes of the
Western Ghats; most of the northeastern states
Heavy rainfall (100-200) Ganga Plain in Bihar and West Bengal;
Himalayan region; parts of Western Ghats;
eastern coast and northeast India
Moderate rainfall(50-100) Upper Ganga Plain; eastern Rajasthan, Punjab,
Haryana, Southern Kashmir; parts of Deccan
Plateau covering Karnataka; Andhra Pradesh
and Tamil Nadu
Scanty rainfall (<50) Western Rajasthan, southern Punjab and
northern Gujarat; Northern part of Kashmir

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