HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Periods of large rainfall
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Seasonal wind patterns
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Times of extreme heat
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Extreme storms with heavily rain and lightening
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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: -Type of Wind – Seasonal Wind The winds that change their direction with onsets of different seasons. These are hence called as Seasonal Winds. A monsoon is a type of seasonal wind in low-latitude climates that seasonally changes direction between winter and summer.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are two types of monsoon winds. These are the Southwest monsoon and the Northeast monsoon winds.
Detailed explanation-4: -Monsoon is an example of seasonal wind.
Detailed explanation-5: -We know that air moves from high-pressure zones to low-pressure zones, so the air above the ocean which is a relatively high-pressure zone will rush towards the land. This rush of air will have a lot of moisture which will bring rain and hence monsoon.