WORLD HISTORY

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: -Indian monsoon, the most prominent of the world’s monsoon systems, which primarily affects India and its surrounding water bodies. It blows from the northeast during cooler months and reverses direction to blow from the southwest during the warmest months of the year.

Detailed explanation-3: -Monsoon winds in India are seasonal winds that blows from south-west direction in India in the month of June and brings rainfall. In the month of October, the winds change their direction and this cycle repeats itself every year. Hence they are known as seasonal winds.

Detailed explanation-4: -In summer due to high temperatures, a low-pressure area develops over interior Asia as well as over northwestern India. This causes a complete reversal of the direction of the wind during summer and the rise of the Southwest monsoon.

Detailed explanation-5: -’Monsoon’ refers to the seasonal reversal in the wind direction during a year.