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Climate Flashcards

1
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What type of climate does India experience?

A

Tropical monsoon

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2
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Why does India experience tropical monsoon climate?

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  1. It lies in the tropical belt

2. Its climate is influenced by monsoon winds

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3
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The monsoon winds are largely confined to the ____ , that is between ___ and _

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Tropics , 20o north and 20o south

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4
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Main characteristics of tropical monsoon type of climate are ________ temp and ______ winters

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Relatively high, dry

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5
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Which two natural features give distinctive climatic conditions to India

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Himalayas, Indian Ocean

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6
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The himalaya protects northern India from ______________ and give it a _____ climate

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Cold winds of central Asia and Siberia , continental

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7
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Three features of continental climate

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  1. land winds
  2. dryness of air
  3. Large diurnal range of temp.
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8
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Kerala has a _____ climate

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Tropical

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9
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Punjab has a ____ climate

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Continental

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10
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What does the Indian ocean do to the climate of India

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Gives the south a hot monsoon climate typical of tropical zone

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11
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Snowfall occurs in India only at ____

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Himalayas

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12
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Most parts of India receive rain in the months of ______ but tamilnadu coast will get it in the beginning of ____ season

A

June-september , winter

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13
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Generalised picture of the average weather conditions spread over long period for given large area

A

Climate

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14
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The himalayas prevent India from becoming a _________

A

Cold desert

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15
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Apart from preventing cold winds, what else does Himalayas do?

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Force moisture laden S-W monsoon winds to shed rainfall or else India would be dry

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16
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Tibet lies in the rainshadow part of _____

A

Himalayas

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17
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Retreating monsoon brings rain in ____

A

Eastern coastal region

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18
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India is divided into two parts by the _________

A

Tropic of cancer

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19
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Northern part lies in the ___ zone and southern part lies in the ___ zone

A

Temperate, tropical

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20
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Northern zone has a ___ winter and ___ summer

A

Cold, hot

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21
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Southern zone has a clear cut winter season.. true or false?

A

False

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22
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Why western Ghats receive heavy rainfall whereas Deccan plateau receives less ?

A
  1. It stands in the way of S-W monsoon

2. Deccan plateau lies in rainshadow area of Western Ghats

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23
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Why Rajasthan does not get enough rain?

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Aravalli range lies parallel to the direction of S-W monsoon winds

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24
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Southern hills of Assam receive heavy rainfall but northern hills don’t.. why?

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Southern hills force winds to shed moisture before proceeding northwards

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25
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There is a decrease of ___ in temp for every ____m rise in height

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1 degree celsius, 166m

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26
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Why does Ooty have much lower temp than Kochi?

A

bcoz of high altitude

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27
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Western disturbances originate from _____ sea bring rain and snow to

A

Mediterranean , Northern plains , J&K

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28
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Cold fast blowing winds that develop in upper atmosphere

A

Jet streams

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29
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Highest rainfall occurs on the track of

A

Depressions steered by the Easterly jet streams

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30
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Westerly jet streams prevail over ____

A

North Indian plains

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31
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Coastal areas have _____ / ____ climate due to distance from the ___

A

Equable/maritime ,sea

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32
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Interiors of India experience _____ climate

A

Continental

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33
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El-Nino is a ____ ocean current originating from coast of _____ in the month of ___

A

Warm, peru, december

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34
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El Nino causes ____________situation in India

A

Weak drought-like

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35
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How El nino causes drought situation?

A

It increases temp of sea

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36
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________ are periodic or seasonal winds

A

Monsoons

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37
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Why do Monsoons develop?

A

Differential heating as well as cooling of sea and land

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38
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Two type of monsoons

A

Summer and winter monsoons

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39
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In summer, which gets more heated? land or sea?

A

Land

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40
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Heat is ____ proportional to pressure and so in summer, ___ pressure develops over the land and ____ pressure over the sea

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Inversely, low, high

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41
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What happens due to difference in pressure during summer?

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Wind blows from sea to land ( high to low)

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42
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In may June and July, plains are heated by the sun’s __ rays

A

Vertical

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43
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What is summer monsoon otherwise known as and why?

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South west monsoon as it blows S-W

44
Q

During winter, there is ____ pressure over land and __ pressure over sea

A

High, low

45
Q

What do the winds of winter monsoon bring?

A

Just cold dry weather and no rain as it blows from land to sea

46
Q

_________ coast gets rain from winter monsoons

A

Southern Coromandel Coast

47
Q

What is winter monsoon otherwise called and why?

A

North east monsoon as its direction is N-E

48
Q

What are the 4 seasons with months?

A

Hot and Dry summer - Mar-May
S-W monsoon ( Hot and wet) - Jun - Sept
Retreating S-W monsoon - Oct-Nov
N-E monsoon(cold and dry) - Dec- Feb

49
Q

Why the days are so long during March to Msy?

A

due to northward movement of path of Sun’s vertical rays

50
Q

Temperature range of most parts of India

A

30 - 32 degree celsius

51
Q

Why heat in south India is not as intense as North India ?

A
  1. moderating influence of seas

2. Peninsular situation

52
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Temp range of South India

A

26 - 32 degree celsius

53
Q

Diurnal range is large in which part of India

A

Interior part of west of India

54
Q

Striking feature of hot weather season

A

Loo

55
Q

strong and dusty winds called _____ blow over _____ and ___ India

A

Loo, N and N-W

56
Q

Temp range of loo

A

45- 50 degree celsius

57
Q

Loo is hot enough to cause

A

Heat strokes

58
Q

Thunderstorm accompanied with strong wind and heavy rainfall occur in __ and ____

A

Assam and Bengal

59
Q

The local wind is called ____ in Bengal and what does it mean?

A

Kalbaisakhi , calamity in the month of Baisakh

60
Q

Assam - Kalbaisakhi is also known as ___

A

Bardoli Chheerha

61
Q

Where does Kalbaisakhi originate?

A

Chota Nagpur plateau

62
Q

Kalbaisakhi is beneficial in bengal for growing ___ and ___ in Bengal and ___ in Assam

A

Jute, rice, tea

63
Q

Thunderstorms along Coasts of Kerala and Karnataka -___ and why

A

Mango showers … help in early ripening of mango crop

64
Q

Mango shower is also called _________ in Karnataka

A

Cherry blossom

65
Q

SE trade winds after crossing equator 0 deflected by

A

Coriolis force

66
Q

Sudden violent onset or rainfall in the first week of June is called

A

Burst of monsoon

67
Q

When S-W monsoon fails to bring rain for two or more weeks it is called

A

Break of monsoon

68
Q

First state to receive monsoon showers ____

A

Kerala

69
Q

Last state to see withdrawal of monsoon

A

Kerala

70
Q

Two branches of S-W monsoon

A

Bay of bengal branch and Arabian sea branch

71
Q

Arabian sea branch further splits into ___ branches

A

3

72
Q

One branch of Arabian sea is obstructed by ___

A

western Ghats

73
Q

Second branch of Arabian sea strikes the coast __________-

A

North of mumbai

74
Q

third branch of Arabian sea strikes

A

Saurashtra peninsula and Kutch

75
Q

Arabian sea branch joins Bengal branch in ________ and _____

A

Punjab , Haryana

76
Q

Two branches together cause rain in

A

Western himalayas

77
Q

Bay of Bengal Branch is directed towards

A

Coast of Myanmar

78
Q

How does Bay of bengal branch reach India

A

It is deflected by the Arakan hills in Myanmar

79
Q

Bay of Bengal branch splits into two:

A

One along Ganga valley and the other along Brahmaputra valley

80
Q

Bay of Bengal branch causes rain in

A

Ganga and Brahmaputra valley, Garo,Khasi,Jaintia hills of Meghalaya

81
Q

Mahabaleshwar is located on ___ side of western Ghats

A

Windward

82
Q

Pune is located on __- side of western ghats

A

Leeward

83
Q

Why TN coast remains dry during S-W monsoon

A

It is parallel to Bay of bengal branch and on rainshadow area of Arabian sea

84
Q

S-W monsoon starts retreating from

A

October

85
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Why S-W monsoon retreat?

A

Due to replacement of low pressure trough by high pressure

86
Q

Low pressure conditions are transferred to _________________- by early November

A

Centre of Bay of bengal

87
Q

Interior Deccan is dry during Retreating monsoon bcoz

A

it lies in rainshadow of eastern ghats

88
Q

Why tropical cyclones originate in Bay of bengal?

A

Local variations of heat and moisture

89
Q

Tropical cyclones bring rain to

A

coast of TN and parts of Odisha

90
Q

When _______ occurs, there is great loss of property and life in Eastern coast

A

Tropical cyclones

91
Q

Clear sky, high temp high humidity gives rise to Oppressive weather called

A

October heat

92
Q

________ is the transition period between hot rainy season and cold dry season

A

October heat

93
Q

_____ is usually coldest month in India

A

January

94
Q

coldest place in india

A

Dras valley in Kashmir

95
Q

characteristic feature of cold weather season

A

inflow of depressions from west and NW

96
Q

The inflow of depressions is called

A

Western disturbances

97
Q

Western disturbances originate over _____________

A

Mediterranean sea

98
Q

Punjab and Haryana receive rain from

A

Western disturbances

99
Q

Western disturbances also known as ___

A

Temperate cyclones

100
Q

Heavy rainfall region

A

Windward side of Western Ghats

Meghalaya hills

101
Q

Moderate rain region

A

Middle ganga valley
south TN
north AP ``

102
Q

Low rainfall region

A

Eastern Rajasthan, punjab, haryana

103
Q

Scanty rain region

A

South Punjab, western Rajastham

104
Q

Rain in India is of ___ type

A

Relief

105
Q

India has an ___ economy dependent on ___

A

Agrarian ,rainfall

106
Q

Temperate cyclones are intense in ___ season as opposed to tropical cyclones which is a __ phenomenon

A

Winter, summer

107
Q

Tropical cyclones are __ in shape whereas Temperate cyclones are _ in shape

A

Cirular, oval

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