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प्रश्न
Explain How is distribution of annual rainfall in related to the relief of the country? with examples.
How is distribution of annual rainfall in related to the relief of the country?
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उत्तर
The Western Ghats: places to the windward side of the Ghats, e.g., Mumbai, Goa, Mangalore, Kerala coasts, get heavy rain. Places on the leeward side like Pune, the Deccan plateau, Chennai, get less rain.
Garo-Khasi Hills: Cherrapunji, which is favourably situated in these hills, gets entrapped in the Bay of Bengal branch of the S.W. Monsoon and gets very heavy rain; Shillong, which lies on the leeward side of these Hills gets less rain.
Aravalli Hills: These hills run parallel to the Arabian Sea branch of the S.W. Monsoon and are not conducive to rain. Besides, the Bay of Bengal winds of the S.W. Monsoon coming from the east is blocked and hence Rajasthan, lying on the leeward side of these Hills, gets little rain. This is why Thar is a desert.
The Himalaya Mountains block the Bay of Bengal branch of the S.W. Monsoon from crossing the mountains. The places on the southern slopes of the Mountains get heavy rain.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Name a state that is the first to experience the onset of the monsoon.
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:
Kerala has the longest rainy season.
Re-arrange the ten stations in two different sequences:
(i) According to their distance from the equator.
(ii) According to their altitude above mean sea-level.
What is meant by a ‘Rain Shadow’ area?
India is known as the land of the endless growing Season. Explain.
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 the winds which provide relief rainfall to the Tamil Nadu coast?
What is the direction of the summer monsoon on the Indo-Gangetic Plain?
