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प्रश्न
Kanyakumari is the first to receive the south-west monsoon stream and the last to see its retreat.
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उत्तर
West coast region is the first to receive rain from the South-west monsoon. Hence, Kanyakumari is the first to receive the South-west monsoon stream. By the first week of October the South-west monsoon begins to withdraw from India since Kanyakumari is the last station to see the retreat of the South-west monsoon.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give a reason for each of the following:
The Summer Monsoon winds blow over the Arabian Sea from the South West.
Name the following: The local wind that brings a light rainfall to South India and is good for tea and
coffee crops.
Give geographical reasons for each of the following:
Kochi is warmer than Mumbai even though both lie on the western coast of India.
Study the climate data given below and answer the questions that follow:
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Temperature in °C |
23.1 | 24.8 | 26.5 | 29.2 | 32 | 32.8 | 33.1 | 32.1 | 30.5 | 29.3 | 28.7 | 26.1 |
| Rainfall cm | 15.3 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 20.1 | 16.8 | 19.0 |
- Calculate the annual rainfall experienced by the station.
- Suggest the name of this station, giving a reason for your answer.
- Name the season during which the rainfall is heaviest.
What is the most important feature of the tropical monsoon type of climate?
Give an account of the distribution of annual rainfall in India.
Why are there great variations in the climate of the Indian sub-continent?
Why does the Tamil Nadu coast get rainfall in October?
Mumbai receives rainfall in the summer season while Chennai receives rainfall from October to December. Why?
Now find out
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