CLIMATE - Assignment

BCM SCHOOL BASANT AVENUE DUGRI ROAD LUDHIANA
CLASS-IX SUBJECT - GEOGRAPHY

Chapter - Climate
1.Why the houses in Rajasthan have thick walls and flat roofs?
Answer: In Rajasthan, the weather is very hot and there is less rainfall. Some parts of
the state are covered with desert. The thick walls of the houses insulate the people
against the heat in summer and extreme cold in winter due to the desert. Flat roofs are
easier to construct and as there is not much rainfall, water will not collect on the
rooftops.
2. Why is it that the houses in the Tarai region and in Goa and Mangalore have
sloping roofs?
Answer: The houses in the Tarai region and in Goa and Mangalore have sloping roofs
because they get heavy rain during the monsoon season. When there are sloping roofs,
the rain water can easily flow off towards the ground or to a receptive unit where water
is collected instead of collecting on the rooftop.
3.State the chief characteristics of the hot weather season in India.
Answer: (i) India experiences the hot weather season from the month of March to May.
(ii) The temperature in the northern plains of India is between 42 to 45oC and in the
Deccan plateau, between 35 to 38oC.
(iii) Towards the end of May, an elongated low pressure area develops in the region
extending from the Thar Desert to Patna and Chotanagpur plateau.
(iv) During the hot weather season, strong, gusty, hot, dry winds known as the ‘Loo’
blow.
(v) Dust storms are very common during the month of May in northern India. These
storms bring temporary relief as they lower the temperatures.
(vi) This is also the season of localized thunderstorms associated with violent winds and
torrential rains known as Kaal Baisakhi in West Bengal.
4.Differentiate between South West (S.W.) monsoons and North East (N.E.)
monsoons.
Answer:
S.W. Monsoons N.E. Monsoons
They blow from They blow from

south-west to north- north-east to
east from June to south-west from the
September. month of Dec, Jan and
Feb.
These are onshore These are offshore dry

humid winds because winds because they
they blow from sea to blow from land to sea.
land.
These are warm winds They are rather cool

as they come from winds because they
lower latitudes near the blow.
equator.
These warm and humid These cold and dry

winds cause offshore winds give no
widespread rainfall. rains to India except
Coromandel coast.
These winds are known They do not suffer from

for their vagaries or vagaries.
uncertainties.
5. What do you know about the onset of monsoon in India?

Answer: (i) Around the time of arrival of the monsoon, the normal rainfall increases
suddenly and continues constantly for several days.
(ii) This is known as the ‘burst’ of the monsoon and can be distinguished from the
pre-monsoon showers.
(iii) The monsoon arrives at the southern tip of the Indian Peninsula generally by the first
week of June.
(iv) Then it gets divided into two?the Arabian Sea branch and the Bay of Bengal branch.
(v) The Arabian Sea branch reaches Mumbai about ten days later.
(vi) The Bay of Bengal branch also advances rapidly and arrives in Assam in the first
week of June.
6. How does the process of withdrawal of monsoon take place in India?
Answer: (i) Withdrawal or the retreat of monsoon is a more gradual process.

(ii) The withdrawal of the monsoon begins in the northwestern states of India, by early
September.
(iii) By mid-October, it withdraws completely from the northern half of the peninsula.
(iv) The withdrawal from the southern half of the peninsula is fairly rapid.
(v) By early December, the monsoon withdraws from the rest of the country.
7.Why does North-West India receive rainfall in winter? Give any three reasons.
Answer: North-West India receives rainfall in winter because

(i) Cyclonic disturbances occur from the West and the North-West.
(ii) These low-pressure systems originate over the Mediterranean Sea and Western
Asia and move into India, along with Westerly flow.
(iii) They cause winter rains over Punjab, Haryana and Northern Plains
8.Where is Mawsynram located? Why does Mawsynram receive the highest

amount of rainfall?
Answer: Mawsynram is located in the Southern ranges of the Khasi hills.Mawsynram

receives the highest amount of rainfall because
(i) This place is enclosed by hills on three sides.
(ii) The relief features give this place a funnel shaped location.
(iii) The Bay of Bengal monsoon is trapped in these hills. These winds try to get out of it,
but are forced to pour down there.

CLIMATE - Assignment

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

CLIMATE - Assignment

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

CLIMATE - Assignment

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

BCM SCHOOL BASANT AVENUE DUGRI ROAD LUDHIANA

CLASS-IX SUBJECT - GEOGRAPHY

3.State the chief characteristics of the hot weather season in India.

S.W. Monsoons N.E. Monsoons

They blow from They blow from

These are onshore These are offshore dry

These are warm winds They are rather cool

These warm and humid These cold and dry

These winds are known They do not suffer from

5. What do you know about the onset of monsoon in India?

Answer: (i) Withdrawal or the retreat of monsoon is a more gradual process.

Answer: North-West India receives rainfall in winter because

8.Where is Mawsynram located? Why does Mawsynram receive the highest

Answer: Mawsynram is located in the Southern ranges of the Khasi hills.Mawsynram

You might also like