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Question
Name an area which receives rain in winter. What causes rainfall in this region and how does it benefit agriculture?
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Solution
(i) Indo-Gangetic Plain receives rain in winter. Due to the temperate cyclones coming from the Mediterranean Sea these cyclonic rains are beneficial to crops of wheat and barley.
(ii) Chennai Coast and parts of Tamil Nadu from the winter monsoon. It helps in rice cultivation.
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