9th Class Social Science Climate / जलवायु Question Bank Short Answer Type - Climate

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    Why does India have a monsoon type of climate?

    Answer:

    The word "monsoon" denotes a season in which the wind regime is completely reversed. Climate of India is strongly governed by the Monsoon winds. Monsoon winds are confined to tropical lands lying between 200North and 200South. In the Indian sub-continent, the Himalayas guide the flow of the monsoon winds bringing the whole of sub-continent under the influence of these winds. These winds account for 75% to 90% of annual rainfall from June to September. Indian climate is termed as monsoon climate, because it is influenced by the South-west monsoons, Retreating monsoons and North-east monsoons. The major climatic terms with regard to India are - pre- monsoons. monsoons or post-monsoons


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