PRESIDENCY SCHOOL

R.T. Nagar, Bengaluru-32

GEOGRAPHY WORKSHEET 1
TOPIC: INDIA CLIMATE
Grade; X

Answer the Following:

1. What type of climate is experienced in India?

Justify
2.‘Himalayas act as a climate barrier’ Mention two
reasons.
3.Which place in India receives the heaviest rainfall?
Name the state where it is located. Which winds
cause rainfall? Name the mountain barrier.
4.The Coromandel coast is dry in July and August.
Why?
5.What are Western Disturbances? During which
months of the year do they blow? Name the
states which receive rainfall by these winds.
6.Define: I. Normal Lapse Rate ii. Jet Streams
7. Mention two differences between Continental and
Maritime Climate.
8. How are the winter monsoons caused? Which region
and which states receive maximum rainfall by these
winds?
9.Though North-East Monsoons are off shore, they
bring rainfall to the South-East coast. Justify.
10. Name the seasons experienced in India and mention
the months during which they are experienced.