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प्रश्न
Why are Himalayas called perfect climate divide? Explain their two-fold functions in this regard.
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उत्तर
(i) Himalayas act as a shield to protect the sub-continent from the bitter cold winds of Central Asia.
(ii) They also act as a barrier for the rain bearing winds from leaving our country.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give geographical reasons for each of the following:
The Ganga Plains gets the monsoon rain much later than the west coast of India.
Study the climatic data of station x given below and answer the questions that follow:
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Temperature in °C |
24.5 | 25.7 | 27.7 | 28.4 | 30.0 | 36.2 | 31.0 | 30.2 | 29.8 | 28.0 | 25.9 | 24.7 |
| Rainfall cm | 4.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 8.6 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 30.6 | 35.0 | 13.9 |
- Calculate the total annual rainfall experienced by the station.
- What is the annual range of temperature?
- On which coast of India does the station lie? Give the reason for your answer.
Give an account of weather conditions and characteristics of the cold season.
What is meant by a ‘Rain Shadow’ area?
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.
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.
Give reason why Shillong gets hardly 200 cm., rainfall during the year, whereas Cherrapunji gets more than 1250 cm, of rainfall although they are situated very close to each other.
Name two types of cyclonic systems that affect India and two areas that receive rainfall from these systems.
Name the regions of moderate rainfall in India.
The average rainfall of India is about:
