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    Grade: X GEOGRAPHY Marks: 40

    Chapter- Climate

    Homework Sheet

    Question:1

    a) (i) Name the type of climate prevailing over India. (2)

    (ii) Mention any two factors responsible for it.

    b) Define the following:

    (i) Western Disturbances (2)

    (ii) Mango Showers

    c) Give a geographical reason for each of the following: (3)

    (i) Central Maharashtra receives little rainfall.

    (ii) The Northern Plains of India have a continental type of climate.

    (iii) The Arabian Sea branch of the South-West Monsoon does not shed any moisture in western
    Rajasthan.

    d) Study the climatic data of station X given below and answer the questions that follow: (3)

    Month Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
    Temperature
    Degree 23.8 25.0 27.7 28.3 30.2 30.3 30.4 33.3 30.0 30.3 25.5 24.2
    Celsius
    Rainfall (cm) 0.1 0.1 1.1 1.5 2.1 45.3 46.5 45.4 43.3 20.1 3.0 0.1

    (i) Calculate the mean annual temperature.

    (ii) What is the total rainfall during the monsoon season?

    (iii) Name the winds that bring the maximum rainfall to this station.

    Question 2

    a) Name the different seasons in India stating the months when they are experienced. (2)

    b) State two characteristics of the South-West Monsoon. (2)

    c) Give a geographical reason for each of the following: (3)

    (i) The Konkan coast experiences orographic rainfall.


    (ii) The Coromandel coast gets most of its rain during the winter season.

    (iii) Kochi is warmer than Mumbai even though both lie on the western coast of India.

    d) Study the climatic data provided below and answer the questions that follow: (3)

    Temp. Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
    (Degree 21.0 22.6 26.3 29.2 29.7 27.5 25.1 24.5 24.8 25.5 22.5 20.5
    Station Celsius)
    A Rainfall
    (cm) 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.5 2.7 11.4 16.7 9.0 13.4 9.0 2.7 0.3
    Temp.
    Station (Degree 24.4 24.4 26.7 28.3 30.0 28.9 27.2 27.2 27.2 28.3 27.2 25.0
    B Celsius)
    Rainfall
    (cm) 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.7 1.9 50.2 61.0 37.0 27.0 4.8 1.4 0.3

    (i) Calculate the annual range of temperature of Station B.

    (ii) Calculate the annual rainfall of Station A.

    (iii) Presuming both the stations are located in West India, state giving a reason as to which of the two lies on the

    windward side of the Western Ghats.

    Question 3:

    a) (i) Which winds are responsible for the rainfall experienced over the greater part of Indian
    subcontinent? (2)

    (ii) During which months of the year is this rainfall experienced?

    b) (i) Name the place in India which receives the heaviest rainfall. (2)

    (ii) Name the winds which are responsible for this heavy rainfall.

    c) Give a geographical reason for the following: (3)

    (i) Mumbai is warmer than Kanpur in December.

    (ii) Patna gets a heavier rainfall than Varanasi.

    (iii) Shimla is cooler than Delhi in summer.

    d) (i) Mention the different sources of rain in Punjab and Tamil Nadu during the winter
    season. (3)

    (ii) Name a state that is the first to experience the onset of the monsoon.

    Question 4:

    a) Write two differences between summer monsoon season and retreating monsoon season.(2)

    b) Define the terms: (2)

    (i) Burst of Monsoon

    (ii) Loo

    c) (i) From where does the winter showers in Western Uttar Pradesh and Punjab originate? (3)

    (ii) State the benefits that are derived from the local winds that blow in summer in the
    following areas: a) Kerala b) West Bengal

    d) Mention the different sources of rainfall for Tamil Nadu coast. (3)

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