1.1 Cherrapunji

Question 0

How much has Cherrapunji’s population grown by since 1961?

Answer 0

15 times what it was in 1961.

Question 1

What is the impact on Cherrapunji of long summers and short winters?

Answer 1

More heat and less moisture in the air.

Question 2

What are the implications of a growing poulation for Cherrapunji?

Answer 2

Water scarcity.

Question 3

What is happening to the distribution of rain?

Answer 3

Rain is becoming localised within Cherrapunji.

Question 4

Along with Meghalaya’s capital, Shillong, what did Cherrapunji boast?

Hint: linked to tourist industry.

Answer 4

Most tourist packages offered for north-east India.

Question 5

What do tourists come to see?

Answer 5

Rain and clouds.

Question 6

What is happening to tourist levels in Cherrapunji?

Answer 6

Falling.

Question 7

How much are average daytime temperatures rising by in the summer?

Answer 7

2•C to 3•C.

Question 8

Summers are becoming much longer in Cherrapunji. Around which month do summers now end?

Answer 8

November