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Name the following:
The winds that bring heavy rain to Cherrapunji.
Concept: Distribution of Rainfall
Name the following: The local wind that brings a light rainfall to South India and is good for tea and
coffee crops.
Concept: Distribution of Rainfall
Give geographical reasons for each of the following
Kanpur has extreme temperature conditions.
Concept: Distribution of Rainfall
Give geographical reasons for each of the following:
Kochi is warmer than Mumbai even though both lie on the western coast of India.
Concept: Distribution of Rainfall
Give geographical reasons for each of the following:
The Ganga Plains gets the monsoon rain much later than the west coast of India.
Concept: Distribution of Rainfall
Study the climatic data of station x given below and answer the questions that follow:
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Temperature in °C |
24.5 | 25.7 | 27.7 | 28.4 | 30.0 | 36.2 | 31.0 | 30.2 | 29.8 | 28.0 | 25.9 | 24.7 |
| Rainfall cm | 4.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 8.6 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 30.6 | 35.0 | 13.9 |
- Calculate the total annual rainfall experienced by the station.
- What is the annual range of temperature?
- On which coast of India does the station lie? Give the reason for your answer.
Concept: Distribution of Rainfall
Explain two factors that effect the climate of India giving a suitable example for each.
Concept: Factors Affecting India's Climate
State two differences between the rainfalls that occur from June to September and that from December to February in North India.
Concept: Distribution of Rainfall
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
Kerala has the longest rainy season.
Concept: Distribution of Rainfall
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
The Konkan coast experience orographic rainfall.
Concept: Distribution of Rainfall
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
The city of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh has a higher range of temperature than that of Chennai in Tamil Nadu.
Concept: Distribution of 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 |
21.0 | 21.9 | 24.3 | 27.1 | 28.0 | 26.4 | 26.1 | 25.4 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 26.0 | 21.2 |
| Rainfall cm | 5.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 8.4 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 31.6 | 34.5 | 14.8 |
- Identify the hottest month.
- Calculate the annual rainfall.
- Name the winds that bring the maximum rainfall to this city.
Concept: Distribution of Rainfall
Mention the different sources of rain in Punjab and Tamil Nadu during the winter season.
Concept: Distribution of Rainfall
Mention the geographical reasons for the following:
Patna receives heavier rain than Delhi.
Concept: Distribution of Rainfall
Mention the geographical reason for the following:
Western Rajasthan receives no rain from the Arabian Sea branch of the South West Monsoon winds.
Concept: Distribution of Rainfall
Mention the geographical reason for the following:
Mangalore is not cold even in the month of December.
Concept: Distribution of 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.
Concept: Distribution of Rainfall
Name two types of cyclonic systems that affect India and two areas that receive rainfall from these systems.
Concept: Factors Affecting India's Climate
Give two important characteristics of the South West monsoon rainfall.
Concept: Factors Affecting India's Climate
Give reasons for the following:
When the Malabar Coast is receiving heavy rainfall in July, the Tamil Nadu coast is comparatively dry.
Concept: Distribution of Rainfall
