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प्रश्न
Which parallel of latitude divides India into the northern and southern halves.
उत्तर
Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N latitude).
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give a reason for each of the following:
Thar is a desert
Study the data of distribution of temperature and rain for Station X and answer the questions that follow :
(i) Is Station X in the coastal area or in the interior of the country?
(ii) Calculate the total annual rainfall for Station X.
(iii) Name the wind that brings most of the rainfall to Station X.
What is the most important feature of the tropical monsoon type of climate?
Why does Kanyakumari experience an equable climate?
Mention why does Mumbai receive more rainfall than Pune.
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 | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
| Temperature in Degree C. | 13.7 | 16.6 | 21.6 | 25.5 | 33.2 | 33.5 | 30.8 | 29.8 | 29.2 | 25.5 | 19.6 | 15.2 |
| Rainfall in cms. | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 17.8 | 18.5 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
(i) Calculate the annual range of temperature.
(ii) What is the total rainfall experienced by the station?
(iii) Which is the driest month?
Give reason why Shillong gets hardly 200 cm., rainfall during the year, whereas Cherrapunji gets more than 1250 cm, of rainfall although they are situated very close to each other.
Seventy-five percentage of Indian rainfall is from this wind.
Name two driest stations.
