Factors Affecting Indian Climate


 
 
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Factors Affecting Indian Climate

Factors Affecting India’s Climate

Latitude: The Tropic of Cancer (23°30’ N) divides the country into the tropical zone (South of this line) and the sub-tropical zone (North of this line). The line runs from the Rann of Kuchchh (West) to Mizoram (East). All the remaining area, North of Tropic, lies in sub-tropics. So, India’s climate has characteristics of tropical as well as sub-tropical climates.

Altitude: Mountains in the North of India have an average elevation of about 6000 m, whereas on the coastal areas as well as islands, maximum elevation is about      30 m. The Indian sub-continent experiences milder winters as compared to Central Asia because of the Himalayas which prevent the cold winds from entering the sub-continent.

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Assertion (A): There is a clockwise circulation of ocean currents in the northern hemisphere.

Reason (R): This is in the conformity with Ferrel's law.

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Both daily and seasonal contrasts of temperature are ______________________

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What is the change of water into vapour on heating?

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