This PSEB 10th Class Social Science Notes Geography Chapter 3 The Climate will help you in revision during exams.
PSEB 10th Class Social Science Notes Geography Chapter 3 The Climate
→ The climate of India – Tropical Monsoon type.
→ Highest Temperature – Barmer (Rajasthan) 50°C.
→ Lowest Temperature – Kargil (Ladakh) – 45°C.
→ Rainiest Place – Mawsynram – 1140 cms annual rainfall.
→ Indian Ocean – Storehouse of moisture for monsoons.
→ The Himalayas – A climatic divide.
→ Jet Stream – A fast-flowing wind at a high altitude.
→ Monsoon – Derived from the Arabic word ‘Mausim’.
→ Seasons in India – Cold, Hot, Rainy, and Retreating Monsoons.
→ Western Disturbances:
- Cyclones from the Mediterranean Sea.
- Give rainfall in N.W. India in winter.
→ Mango Showers – Ike-monsoon winds.
→ Kal Baisakhi – Local thunderstorms in Bengal and Assam.
→ South-West Monsoons:
- 1st June Date of onset in Kerala.
- Arabian Sea Branch and Bay of Bengal Branch.
→ Rain Shadow Areas – Deccan Plateau, N.W. Kashmir, Shillong Plateau.
→ North-East Monsoons:
- Retreating Monsoons (October-November).
- Give rainfall on the East coast.
→ Monsoons:
- Uncertain, irregular, variable in place and time.
- A unifying bond.