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प्रश्न
Which type of climate is experienced in the Northern Plains of India? State one main characteristic of this type of climate.
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उत्तर
The northern plains experiences ‘continental’ type of climate as it is far away from the oceanic effect. The main characteristics of this type of climate is, that it experiences extremes of temperature in the months of summer and winter i.e. it is extremely hot in summer and extremely cold in winter.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Name a state that is the first to experience the onset of the monsoon.
Give geographical reasons for each of the following:
The Ganga Plains gets the monsoon rain much later than the west coast of India.
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
The Konkan coast experience orographic rainfall.
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 |
25.0 | 25.5 | 26.3 | 27.1 | 30.0 | 36.2 | 36.0 | 35.9 | 35.9 | 29.3 | 27.0 | 24.6 |
| Rainfall cm | 24.5 | 23.1 | 15.0 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 11.0 | 9.3 | 4.0 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 14.5 | 20.4 |
1) Calculate the annual temperature range.
2) What is the total annual rainfall?
3) Presuming that the station is located in India, give a reason for its location being on the east coast or west coast of India.
Which parallel of latitude divides India into the northern and southern halves.
Give an account of the distribution of annual rainfall in India.
Why does Kanyakumari experience an equable climate?
The North East Monsoons bring almost no rain to most of India.
Name the winds which provide relief rainfall to the Tamil Nadu coast?
Give reasons for the following topic:
Kolkatta receives more rainfall than Bikaner in Rajasthan.
