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Question
Observe the following graph and answer the questions given below:
Note: In the graphs, the dark line represents the max. temperature and the lighter line represents min. temperature. The bars represent the amount of rainfall every month in each city.
- Where in the four cities is the rainfall heaviest?
- Which city has the most rainfall throughout the year?
- Which city experiences the highest temperature?
- Calculate the average range of minimum and maximum temperature for all four cities.
- What do the temperature curves in Delhi indicate?
- What is the condition of Mumbai during monsoons?
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Solution
- Kolkata receives the heaviest rainfall among the four cities.
- Kolkata receives the most rainfall throughout the year.
- Delhi experiences the highest temperature.
- The minimum and maximum range of temperatures are:
(i) Delhi: Maximum - 20°C; Minimum - 22°C
(ii) Kolkata: Maximum - 12°C; Minimum - 18°C
(iii) Mumbai: Maximum - 3°C; Minimum - 9°C
(iv) Chennai: Maximum - 10°C; Minimum - 7°C - The temperature curves of Delhi show that the city experiences extreme temperatures.
- Mumbai receives heavy rainfall during the months of monsoon.
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