1. (i) Diurnal range of temperature is the difference between maximum and minimum temperature of a day. (ii) Diurnal range of temperature is high in desert regions like Rajasthan, Thar Desert and interior parts of Rann of Kutch. (iii) In these sandy areas, the day temperature may rise to 50' and drop dRead more

    (i) Diurnal range of temperature is the difference between maximum and
    minimum temperature of a day.
    (ii) Diurnal range of temperature is high in desert regions like Rajasthan,
    Thar Desert and interior parts of Rann of Kutch.
    (iii) In these sandy areas, the day temperature may rise to 50′ and drop
    down to near freezing point the same night’
    (iv) It is so because the sand absorbs heat very fast during day and loses heat
    very fast at night.

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  2. (i) The low pressure conditions over north-western India, get transferred to the Bay of Bengal by early November. (ii) This shift is associated with the occurrence of cyclonic depressions which originate over the Andaman Sea. (iii) These cyclones generally cross the eastern coasts of India and causeRead more

    (i) The low pressure conditions over north-western India, get transferred
    to the Bay of Bengal by early November.
    (ii) This shift is associated with the occurrence of cyclonic depressions which
    originate over the Andaman Sea.
    (iii) These cyclones generally cross the eastern coasts of India and cause
    heavy and widespread rains.
    (iv) These tropical cyclones are often very destructive.
    (v) The thickly populated deltas of the Godavari, the Krishna and the
    Kaveri are frequently struck by cyclones, which cause great damage to
    life and property.
    (vi) sometimes, these cyclones arrive at the coasts of Odisha, W. Bengal and
    Bangladesh. The bulk of rainfall of the Coromandel coast is derived
    from depression and cyclones.

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  3. (i) The Himalayas protect the subcontinent from extremely cold winds from Central Asia. This enables northern India to have uniformly higher temperature when compared to other areas on the same latitude. (ii) The Peninsular plateau under the influence of the sea from three sides has moderate temperaRead more

    (i) The Himalayas protect the subcontinent from extremely cold winds
    from Central Asia. This enables northern India to have uniformly higher
    temperature when compared to other areas on the same latitude.
    (ii) The Peninsular plateau under the influence of the sea from three sides
    has moderate temperatures.
    (iii) The seasonal alternation of wind systems and the associated weather
    conditions provide a rhythmic cycle of seasons’
    (iv) Even the uncertainties of rain and uneven distribution are very typical
    of the monsoon.
    (v) The Indian landscape, its animals and plant life, its entire agricultural
    calendar and the life of the people including their festivities revolve
    around this Phenomenon.
    (vi) These monsoon winds bind the whole country by providing water to get
    the agricultural activities in motion. The river valleys which carry this
    water also unite as a single river valley unit.

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  4. (i) A feeble high pressure area develops over the north-western part of India in the cold weather season. Light winds begin to blow outwards. (ii) These dry north-westerlies winds come in contact with the Indian trades (north-easterlies) over the Ganga valley' (iii) The direction of north-easterliesRead more

    (i) A feeble high pressure area develops over the north-western part of
    India in the cold weather season. Light winds begin to blow outwards.
    (ii) These dry north-westerlies winds come in contact with the Indian trades
    (north-easterlies) over the Ganga valley’
    (iii) The direction of north-easterlies changes as a result of this contact as
    well as under the influence of topography’
    (iv) Their direction is north-westerlies down the Ganga valley and northerlies
    over the Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta’
    (v) Over the Bay of Bengal, the trade winds retain their original north-easterlies direction, as they are free from the influence of any topography
    over the sea.

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  5. (i) The western coast and northeastern India receive rainfall of over about 400 cm. (ii) It is less than 60 cm in western Rajasthan and adjoining parts of Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab. (iii) Rainfall is equally low in the interiors of the Deccan plateau and east of the Sahyadris. (iv) A third area ofRead more

    (i) The western coast and northeastern India receive rainfall of over about
    400 cm.
    (ii) It is less than 60 cm in western Rajasthan and adjoining parts of Gujarat,
    Haryana and Punjab.
    (iii) Rainfall is equally low in the interiors of the Deccan plateau and east of
    the Sahyadris.
    (iv) A third area of low precipitation is around Leh in Jammu and Kashmir’.
    (v) The rest of the country receives moderate rainfall’
    (vi) Snowfall is restricted to the Himalayan region’

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