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In India the bulk of the rainfall is concentrated over a few months. The main source of rainfall is the monsoon wind which blows when there is intense...
Land and water are of different densities, so the rate of heating and cooling varies. The Indian subcontinent is surrounded by water on three sides. I...
The low-pressure area in India lies in the northwest, towards which the South West Monsoon winds are attracted. After depositing moisture in south Ind...
The subcontinent of India has a great variation in temperature conditions, despite the moderating influence created by other factors. The monsoons hav...
The word monsoon has been derived from the Arabic word ‘mausim’ which means season. In this season the winds blow from land to sea for 6 months and fr...
Jet streams are a narrow belt of high altitude (above 12,000 m) westerly winds in the troposphere. Their speed varies from about 110 km/h in summer to...
Arabian Sea Branch of the South West summer Monsoons.
The Thar desert experiences the highest diurnal range of temperature. This is because during the day the temperature rises to over 50°C, and at night ...
India has a monsoon type of climate because of the strong influence of the monsoon winds over the sub-continent. The summer monsoons cause heavy rainf...
The factors controlling the climate of India are: Latitude Altitude Pressure and winds (jet streams) Distance from the sea Relief or mountains
(c) Cool days and cold nights
(c) Early June
(c) Western disturbances
(b) Mawsynram
Rivers are important for a country’s economy in the following ways: The rivers provide water as the basic resource that is used for various activi...
The East Flowing Rivers (i) The Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna, and the Kaveri are the east-flowing rivers of Peninsular India. (ii) These ri...
The Himalayan Rivers (i) They are perennial rivers. They get water from both the melted snow and of heavy rainfall. (ii) They perform an immense e...
Natural Lakes: (a) Wular (b) Dal (c) Nainital (d) Bhimtal (f) Loktak (g) Barapani (h) Chilika (i) Sambhar (l) Pulicat Lakes Create...
Economic benefits of rivers: Rivers provide water which is a basic natural resource for various human activities. They are used for irrigation, n...