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Question
India is known as the land of the endless growing Season. Explain.
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Solution
India is known as the land of the endless growing Season because being a sub-tropical land it enjoys a growing Season throughout the year. Growing Season is that part of the year when the growth of vegetation is made possible by the favourable combination of temperature and rainfall.
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How is the winter rainfall of the northwest part of India different from the winter rainfall of the southeast part 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 |
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.
Give reasons for the following:
When the Malabar Coast is receiving heavy rainfall in July, the Tamil Nadu coast is comparatively dry.
What are ‘Western Disturbances’?
Why are Himalayas called perfect climate divide? Explain their two-fold functions in this regard.
Why does Kanyakumari experience an equable climate?
Name the areas receiving very heavy rainfall on account of favourable situation of a mountain
Name the winds which provide relief rainfall to the Tamil Nadu coast?
Seventy-five percentage of Indian rainfall is from this wind.
Now find out
Why is Shillong rainier than Kolkata?
