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प्रश्न
Study the climate data of Station X and answer the questions that follow:
| Month | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
| Temperature °C | 21.0 | 21.9 | 24.3 | 27.2 | 28.0 | 26.4 | 26.1 | 25.4 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 23.8 | 21.2 |
| Rainfall in cm | 5.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 8.4 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 31.6 | 34.5 | 14.8 |
- Calculate the annual range of temperature of Station X.
- Name the wind that brings most of the rainfall to this station.
- On which coast of India is Station X located?
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उत्तर
- Annual range of the temperature = Maximum Temperature − Minimum temperature
Annual range of the temperature = 28.0 − 21.0 = 7.0 - North-east retreating monsoon
- Eastern coast
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
Kerala has the longest rainy season.
Give reasons for the following:
When the Malabar Coast is receiving heavy rainfall in July, the Tamil Nadu coast is comparatively dry.
Why are there great variations in the climate of the Indian sub-continent.
How are the sources of rainfall in the North-west part of India different from the rainfall experienced on the coastal areas of Eastern India in winter?
What is meant by a ‘Rain Shadow’ area?
Patna receives heavier rain than Delhi.
Central Maharashtra receives little rainfall.
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.
