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प्रश्न
Give reasons for the following:
When the Malabar Coast is receiving heavy rainfall in July, the Tamil Nadu coast is comparatively dry.
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
When the Malabar coast is receiving heavy rainfall in July, the Tamil Nadu coast is comparatively dry.
उत्तर
The Malabar Coast receives heavy rainfall from the Arabian Sea branch of the Southwest monsoon while Tamil Nadu receives scanty rainfall as it is located parallel to the Bay of Bengal branch and lies in the rain shadow area of the Arabian Sea branch.
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Give a reason for each of the following:
Kanyakumari experiences equable climate.
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Central Maharashtra gets less rainfall than the coastal area of Maharashtra.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Temperature in °C |
24.5 | 25.7 | 27.7 | 28.4 | 30.0 | 36.2 | 31.0 | 30.2 | 29.8 | 28.0 | 25.9 | 24.7 |
| Rainfall cm | 4.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 8.6 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 30.6 | 35.0 | 13.9 |
1) Calculate the total annual rainfall experienced by the station.
2) What is the annual range of temperature
3) On which coast of India does the station lie? Give the reason for your answer.
Study the climate data given below and answer the questions that follow:
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Temperature in °C |
21.0 | 21.9 | 24.3 | 27.1 | 28.0 | 26.4 | 26.1 | 25.4 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 26.0 | 21.2 |
| Rainfall cm | 5.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 8.4 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 31.6 | 34.5 | 14.8 |
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