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प्रश्न
Study the climatic data given below and answer the questions that follow:
| Month | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | Jun. | Jul. | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
| °C | 25.0 | 25.5 | 26.3 | 27.1 | 30.0 | 36.2 | 36.0 | 35.9 | 30.3 | 28.4 | 27.0 | 24.6 |
| cm | 24.5 | 23.1 | 15.0 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 11.0 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 4.0 | 9.4 | 14.5 | 20.4 |
(i) Calculate the annual temperature range.
(ii) What is the total annual rainfall?
(iii) Presuming that the station is located in India, give a reason for its location being on the east coast or the west coast of India.
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उत्तर
(i) Annual Range of temperature = 26.2°C – 24.6°C = 11.6°C.
(ii) Total Annual Rainfall = 24.5 + 23.1 + 15.0 + 2.4 + 0.1 + 11.0 + 9.3 + 7.2 + 4.0 + 9.4 + 14.5 + 20.4 = 140.9 cm.
(iii) The station is located on the eastern coast of India, because heavy rainfall is observed in winter season.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give geographical reasons for each of the following:
Kochi is warmer than Mumbai even though both lie on the western coast of India.
Give reasons for the following:
When the Malabar Coast is receiving heavy rainfall in July, the Tamil Nadu coast is comparatively dry.
When the Malabar coast is receiving heavy rainfall in July, the Tamil Nadu coast is comparatively dry.
Though Mangalore and Mysore are on the same latitude, Mangalore experiences more rainfall than Mysore. Give reasons.
Thar Desert gets very little rain.
Study the table given below and answer the questions that follows:
| Station | Months | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
| A | Temperature in °C | 12.7 | 15.1 | 22.1 | 31.8 | 37.2 | 39.1 | 37.3 | 33.4 | 28 | 26.7 | 16.1 | 13.6 |
| Rainfall in cms | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 15.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 | |
| B | Temperature in °C | 23.1 | 24.8 | 26.5 | 29.3 | 32 | 32.8 | 33.1 | 32.1 | 30.5 | 29.3 | 28.7 | 26.1 |
| Rainfall in cms | 15.3 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 20.1 | 16.8 | 19.0 |
(a) Calculate the annual rainfall in station A.
(b) What is the annual range of temperature in station B?
(c) Name the winds that bring most of the rainfall to station B. State one reason for your answer.
Name two types of cyclonic systems that affect India and two areas that receive rainfall from these systems.
The source of the winter rain to Tamil Nadu.
In India, 85% of the rain is received from the ______.
Write a note on the uneven distribution of rainfall in India.
