Question

Give a geographical reason for the following:

The northern hills of Assam do not get as much rainfall as the southern hills.

Answer 1

The northern hills of Assam do not get as much rainfall as the southern hills because the southern hills act as a barrier that forces the moisture-laden southwest monsoon winds to shed their moisture on the southern hills first. By the time these winds reach the northern hills, they have lost much of their moisture, resulting in less rainfall in the northern hills compared to the southern hills of Assam.