INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

CLIMATE OF INDIA

GENERAL FEATURES OF INDIAN CLIMATE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the seasonal winds that blow cold, dry air in the winter and warm, wet air and pouring rains in the summer?
A
Monsoons
B
Tornadoes
C
Typhoons
D
Earthquakes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A monsoon is a seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region. Monsoons cause wet and dry seasons throughout much of the tropics. Monsoons are most often associated with the Indian Ocean. Monsoons always blow from cold to warm regions.

Detailed explanation-2: -The monsoon winds are known as the seasonal winds.

Detailed explanation-3: -The monsoon is a seasonal modification of the general planetary wind system. Monsoon winds are most powerful India and China. During summer, the interior of Asia become hot and low pressure develops there.

Detailed explanation-4: -The cool winds that blow from the surface of the sea towards the land which carries the rains are called monsoon winds. The south-west monsoon brings most of the rainfall during a year in the country. The potential of the monsoon winds are also being harnessed to increase the generation of power.

Detailed explanation-5: -The North American monsoon is known to many as the Summer, Southwest, Mexican or Arizona monsoon. It is also sometimes called the Desert monsoon as a large part of the affected area are the Mojave and Sonoran deserts.

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