INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Himalayas prevent the cold winds of Central Asia from entering India. This prevents India from experiencing very cold winters. 2. The Himalayas also prevent the rain-bearing monsoon winds from leaving the country thus allowing the country to receive sufficient rainfall.

Detailed explanation-2: -Climate of the Himalayas By virtue of its location and stupendous height, the Great Himalaya Range obstructs the passage of cold continental air from the north into India in winter and also forces the southwesterly monsoon (rain-bearing) winds to give up most of their moisture before crossing the range northward.

Detailed explanation-3: -Winter monsoons are less powerful than summer monsoons in Southeast Asia, in part because the Himalaya Mountains prevent much of the wind and moisture of the monsoons from reaching the coast.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Himalayas protect us from the cold blizzard winds that are generated by the continental winter high pressure system of north-eastern and central Asia. If it wasn’t for the Himalayas, we would be experiencing really harsh winters and much of India would have remained dry.