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Question
State three dominant characteristics of the monsoon.
Solution
The dominant characteristics of monsoon are:
(i) Seasonal reversal of direction in the winds system. The monsoon winds blow from land to Sea in winters and from Sea to land in summers.
(ii) Seasonal heavy rainfall and drought are common features of the monsoon.
(iii) Inspite of local variation in climatic conditions, it unites the whole sub-continent in a single climatic thread of monsoon type of climate.
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