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प्रश्न
Give a reason for each of the following:
Kolkata receives heavier rain than Lucknow.
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उत्तर
During the monsoon, there is a decrease in rainfall as one goes from east to west. As Kolkata lies to the east of Lucknow, the former receives heavier rainfall than the latter.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give a reason for the following:
Kanyakumari experiences an equable climate.
Give geographical reasons for each of the following:
Kochi is warmer than Mumbai even though both lie on the western coast of India.
State two differences between the rainfalls that occur from June to September and that from December to February in North India.
Why are there great variations in the climate of the Indian sub-continent?
Chennai has a lower annual range of temperature than Lucknow.
Kanyakumari is the first to receive the south-west monsoon stream and the last to see its retreat.
Why does the Tamil Nadu coast get rainfall in October?
Western coastal plains receive more rainfall than the Eastern coastal plains.
Thar Desert gets very little rain.
Study the climate data of Station X and answer the questions that follow:
| Month | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
| Temperature °C | 21.0 | 21.9 | 24.3 | 27.2 | 28.0 | 26.4 | 26.1 | 25.4 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 23.8 | 21.2 |
| Rainfall in cm | 5.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 8.4 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 31.6 | 34.5 | 14.8 |
- Calculate the annual range of temperature of Station X.
- Name the wind that brings most of the rainfall to this station.
- On which coast of India is Station X located?
