CLIMATE OF INDIA
GENERAL FEATURES OF INDIAN CLIMATE
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Question
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Most places in India experience ____ type of rainfall.
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Orographic
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Cyclonic
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Frontal
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Convectional
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Complete answer: The Western Ghats in India provide favorable conditions for orographic rainfall.
Detailed explanation-2: -Orographic precipitation is well-known in several parts of the world. On oceanic islands like hawaii and new zealand, mountain rainfall is prevalent. Much of the rain falls on the windward sides of these sites, while the opposite parts remain generally dry, occasionally desert-like.
Detailed explanation-3: -Orographic rainfall is precipitation produced when the mountains of uplands act as barriers to airflow, forcing the air to rise and the moist air moving upslope coo down by producing clouds and precipitation.
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