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प्रश्न
Why does Kanyakumari experience an equable climate?
Give a geographical reason for the following:
Kanyakumari experiences an equable climate.
उत्तर १
Since, Kanyakumari is located at the top of the Indian sub-continent where the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea meet, moderating the climate making it equable or maritime.
उत्तर २
Kanyakumari is located at 8 degrees North. It is also close to the equator. The equator receives vertical sun beams, resulting in minimal temperature variation. Kanyakumari has equable, oceanic, and marine influences.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give a reason for each of the following:
Central Maharashtra gets less rainfall than the coastal area of Maharashtra.
Give a reason for each of the following:
Kolkata receives heavier rain than Lucknow.
Study the climatic 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 |
12.0 | 25.5 | 26.3 | 27.1 | 30.0 | 36.2 | 36.0 | 35.9 | 30.3 | 28.4 | 21.0 | 16.6 |
| Rainfall cm | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 21.0 | 25.3 | 27.2 | 24.0 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
1) What is the annual range of temperature of the station?
2) What is the total annual rainfall experienced by the station?
3) Why would it be correct to presume that the station lies in the interior and not on the coast?
Why are there great variations in the climate of the Indian sub-continent?
The latitudinal extent of India is responsible for the variation in the climatic conditions which prevail in the country.
Western coastal plains receive more rainfall than the Eastern coastal plains.
Thar Desert gets very little rain.
Given below is the climatic data of a station. Study the table and answer the questions that follow:
| Month | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
| Temperature °C | 24.5 | 25.7 | 27.7 | 20-4 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 31.0 | 30.2 | 29.8 | 28.0 | 25.9 | 24.7 |
| Rainfall cm | 4.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 8.7 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 30.6 | 35.0 | 13.9 |
(i) Calculate the annual rainfall experienced by the station.
(ii) What is the annual range of temperature?
(iii) Name the wettest month.
Name the winds which are responsible for heavy rainfall in India.
Name two rainiest stations.
