Climate worksheet-II

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1.Name three atmospheric conditions which govern the climate and associated weather conditions in India.
2.Name the wind belt in under which India is located. Why these winds do not bring rains over large part of
India.
3.“Pressure and wind conditions over India are unique.” Give any three examples to support this statement
4.Though India is located in N.E trade wind belt, still it receives bulk of its rain during summers. Why?
Explain
5.What are monsoons? Explain the phenomena responsible for the occurrence of monsoons.
6.What is coriolis force?

7. Study the diagram given below and answer the questions that follow:-
Fig i-Atmospheric Conditions over the Indian Subcontinent in the Month of January

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Fig ii-Atmospheric Conditions over the Indian Subcontinent in the Month of June
i.What are the pressure conditions on land and ocean in the month of January and June.
ii What is the direction of trade winds in the month of January in the northern and southern hemisphere?
iii In fig ii S.E trades deflect to which direction in the northern hemisphere.
iv What are these winds known as when they enter India ?

THE INDIAN MONSOON

8.Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:-
The climate of India is strongly influenced by monsoon winds. The sailors who came to India in historic times
were one of the first to have noticed the phenomenon of the monsoon. They benefited from the reversal of
the wind system as they came by sailing ships at the mercy of winds. The Arabs, who had also come to India
as traders named this seasonal reversal of the wind system ‘monsoon’. The monsoons are experienced in the
tropical area roughly between 20° N and 20° S.

8.1 Name the winds which influence the climate of India.

8.2 Where does the word ‘MONSOON’come from? Who coined the term ‘monsoon’?
8.3 In which region monsoon winds are experienced?/ In which part of the globe do the monsoons
operate?