INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -A monsoon is a seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region. Monsoon winds are caused when the air over land gets heated and rises, causing winds to blow from the ocean towards land.

Detailed explanation-2: -Monsoon is generated due to uneven heating of land and water in different seasons. The monsoon climate is a characteristic feature of the Indian subcontinent. The monsoon is the seasonal reversal of winds. The monsoon winds cover almost all parts of the country.

Detailed explanation-3: -The primary cause of monsoons is the difference between annual temperature trends over land and sea. A monsoon blows from colder to warmer areas. In a monsoon region in summer the land and the air above it become very hot. The nearby sea and the air above it are cooler.

Detailed explanation-4: -(iv) As winds blow from high pressure areas to low pressure areas, it blows from sea to land in summers & from land to sea in winters. Thus the monsoon winds in summer come from sea but the retreating monsoon winds come from land.