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प्रश्न
Why are there great variations in the climate of the Indian sub-continent.
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उत्तर
India has diverse conditions. There are sharp variations in temperature and precipitation from place to place and Season to Season. The Indian climate is controlled by the following factors:
(i) Situation (ii) Relief (iii) Surface winds (iv) Upper current.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
There is plenty of rain in India during the rainy season, yet we need irrigation. Give two reasons to support this statement.
Name the following:
The winds that bring heavy rain to Cherrapunji.
Mention the geographical reason for the following:
Western Rajasthan receives no rain from the Arabian Sea branch of the South West Monsoon winds.
- Name two rainiest stations.
- Name two driest stations.
- Two stations with the most equable climate.
- Two stations with the most extreme climate.
- Two stations are most influenced by the Arabian branch of southwest monsoons.
- Two stations are most influenced by the Bay of Bengal branch of south-west monsoons.
- Two stations influenced by both branches of the south-west monsoons
- Two stations influenced by retreating and north-east monsoons.
- Two stations are receiving winter showers from the western disturbances.
- The two hottest stations in the months of
- February
- April
- May
- June
What is meant by a ‘Rain Shadow’ area?
Mention why does sub-continent have Tropical Monsoon climate.
Why does the Tamil Nadu coast get rainfall in October?
Western coastal plains receive more rainfall than the Eastern coastal plains.
Name two types of cyclonic systems that affect India and two areas that receive rainfall from these systems.
Now find out
Why are Tiruvanantapuram and Shillong rainier in June than in July?
