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प्रश्न
How is the winter rainfall of the northwest part of India different from the winter rainfall of the southeast part of India?
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उत्तर
The northwest part of India receives rainfall during the winter months from the Western Depressions, while the southeast part of India receives rainfall because of the northeast monsoon winds.
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Give a reason for each of the following:
Central Maharashtra gets less rainfall than the coastal area of Maharashtra.
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
The city of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh has a higher range of temperature than that of Chennai in Tamil Nadu.
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- Name two driest stations.
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- Two stations are most influenced by the Bay of Bengal branch of south-west monsoons.
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- Two stations influenced by retreating and north-east monsoons.
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- The two hottest stations in the months of
- February
- April
- May
- June
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Rajasthan receives very little rainfall.
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| Month | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
| Temperature °C | 24.5 | 25.7 | 27.7 | 20-4 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 31.0 | 30.2 | 29.8 | 28.0 | 25.9 | 24.7 |
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- Calculate the annual rainfall experienced by the station.
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