CLIMATE

QUESTION BANK
1. What is the difference between weather and climate?
2. Name the factors that influence the climate in India. Explain each factor.
3. Why is monsoon considered as a unifying bond?
4. How is monsoon known for its uncertainty?
5. How do heavy floods occur during monsoon?
6. Discuss the mechanism of monsoon.
7. Mention any of the four features of advancing monsoons.
8. Why does India have a monsoon type of climate?
9. Give the characteristics and effects of the monsoon rainfall in India.
10. Why do Eastern ghats receive less rainfall compared to western Ghats? Explain.
11. Which part of India experiences the highest diurnal range of temperature and why?
12. Why parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat and leeward side of Western Ghats are drought prone.
13. “India has diverse climatic conditions” Explain.
14. What is mango shower?
15. What is Monsoon Trough?
16. What is Ferrel Law?
17. What is loo?
18. What is a break in monsoon?
19. What is Kal Baishaki?
20. Name the four seasons in India.
21. What is the distribution of rainfall in India?
22. Why are the deltas of the Krishna, Kaveri and Godavari frequently struck by cyclones?