PSEB 10th Class SST Notes Geography Chapter 3 The Climate

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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.

PSEB 10th Class SST Notes Geography Chapter 3 The Climate

→ 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.

PSEB 10th Class SST Notes Geography Chapter 3 The Climate

→ North-East Monsoons:

  • Retreating Monsoons (October-November).
  • Give rainfall on the East coast.

→ Monsoons:

  • Uncertain, irregular, variable in place and time.
  • A unifying bond.

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