INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

SOILS AND NATURAL VEGETATION

NATURAL VEGETATION INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Indian monsoon is marked by seasonal shift caused by: [Teachers’ Exam 1994]
A
differential heating of land and sea
B
cold winds of Central Asia
C
great uniformity of temperature
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The monsoons usually happen due to the differential heating of land and water. Normally, there is high pressure in the tropical eastern-south Pacific Ocean and low pressure in the tropical eastern Indian Ocean.

Detailed explanation-2: -movement of air (from a high pressure zone to a low pressure zone) caused by the uneven heating of the Earth by the sun. change in the direction of a prevailing wind, resulting in a region’s rainy season or dry season.

Detailed explanation-3: -1. The retreating monsoon season is marked by cloudy skies and drop in temperature. 2. The weather in the retreating monsoon brings rain in the eastern part of the peninsula but it is dry in North India.

Detailed explanation-4: -The southwest monsoon season-Rainfall received from the southwest monsoons is seasonal in character, which occurs between June and September. The retreating monsoon season-The months of October and November are known for retreating monsoons.

Detailed explanation-5: -The monsoon climate occurs because of the differential heating of the land and water bodies. Air crosses the equator and turns right to the low pressure zone over the subcontinent of India after moving from a high pressure area over the southern Indian ocean.

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