E. Answer the following questions
1. Explain in three or four sentences how the monsoon happens.
Answer. When monsoon winds blow over the sea which has been warmed by the heat of the sun the air pick’s up a lot of water vapour which rises to the upper parts of the atmosphere. Here it cools and becomes water which falls as rain on the subcontinent.
2. Why do all parts of India not get the same amount of rain during the summer (may) monsoon?
Answer: All part of India not get the same amount of rain during the summer monsoon because as the monsoon winds move towards the subcontinent they lose moisture so the places that receive the early monsoon get heavier rain and the places which get later monsoon receive less rain .
3. Give an important reason why the climate is so different in different parts of India.
Answer. India is a large country with a very varied geography this is an important reason why the climate is not the same all over the country.
4. How many climatic regions does India have?
Answer. India has five main climatic regions are mountain climate, humid subtropical climate, desert climate semi-arid climate tropical wet and dry climate.
5. Which part of India gets little or no rain in the monsoon?
Answer: The desert areas of Rajasthan and Gujrat get little or no rain in the monsoon.
Extra questions
Q1.Describe the mountain climate in India?
Answer. The mountain climate of India has cool summer ,rain in the monsoon and very cold winter.
Q2.Explain subtropical climate in India?
Answer: (i) Hot summer (ii)Monsson rain which is heavier in the east than in the west (iii)Cool winter the northern and hilly area are colder.
Q3. Describe the tropical climate in India.
Answer: (i) Hot summer (ii) Rainy Monsoon Very rainy in some places (iii) Dry winter less cold than the north, the southeastern costal area has winter monsoon.
Q4. Which type of climate does India enjoy?
Answer: (i) The southern part of India lies in the torrid zone so it has a tropical climate. (ii) The northern part of India lies in the temperate zone so it has a temperate type of climate or moderate climate (iii) overall India has a monsoon type of climate.