SOILS AND NATURAL VEGETATION
NATURAL VEGETATION INDIA
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Question
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During the monsoon season rainfall decreases from the Ganga delta to the Punjab plains. It is because:
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monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier
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western regions are warmer than the eastern region
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hills do not form barriers for winds
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the area is far away from the sea
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -During the monsoon season rainfall decreases from the Ganga delta to the Punjab plains. It is because monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier.
Detailed explanation-2: -As the moisture bearing winds of the Bay of Bengal branch of the south west monsoon move further and further inland, the moisture gradually decreases and results in low rainfall when moving westwards.
Detailed explanation-3: -Monsoon reaches India in the starting of June. There is a decrease in rainfall in the Ganga valley from east to west. The ‘breaks’ in rainfall are the characteristic feature of Monsoon season.
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