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प्रश्न
What are local winds?
लघु उत्तरीय
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उत्तर
- Local winds are the winds that blow only in a particular locality for a short period of time.
- The effect of these local winds is experienced only in that particular area.
- They are mostly seasonal and have local names like Foehn (Alps, Europe), Sirocco (North Coast of Africa), Chinook (Rockies – North America), Loo (Thar desert-India), Mistral (Mediterranean Sea in France), and Bora (Mediterranean Sea in Italy).
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अध्याय 14: Atmospheric Pressure and Winds - EXERCISES [पृष्ठ १३६]
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Name any two local winds.
Describe some of the important types of local winds.
State one reason why.
A belt of calm exists near the equator.
State one reason why.
The winds coming from the north-west in the southern hemisphere have greater velocities than the winds coming from the south-west in the northern hemisphere.
State one reason why.
The monsoon winds in the summer come from the sea but the retreating monsoon winds in winter come from the land.
Complete the flow chart:
Why do the cyclonic winds blow in a circular manner?
State the reasons that lead to the formation of cyclones and describe the effects of cyclones.
What do you call the winds of a particular area?
