Climate long 3 Flashcards
Discuss the role of earth’s curvature in influencing climatic condition of a place.
/ The amount of solar energy received varies according to latitude.
/ Air temperature generally decreases from the equator towards the poles.
/ Atmosphere becomes thinner.
How many seasons are experienced in the India ?
/ The cold weather season
/ Hot weather season
/ The advancing monsoons
/ The retreating monsoons
Discuss the conditions of retreating monsoon ?
/ From October-November the low pressure over northern plains becomes weak and replaced by high pressure system.
/ The south west monsoon winds weaken and gradually withdraw from northern plain.
/ This retreat marked by clear skies and rise in temperature with moist land.
/ Owing to this condition of high temperature the weather becomes oppressive at day. This is commonly known as ‘October Heat’.
