protected areas of land coastal environment whereby people are an integral component of a system. Climate and Natural Vegetation of India . Climate of India is affected . (a) Latitudinal extent (b) Altitude (c) Distance from the sea (d) Soil V Answer briefly .
List the factors affecting climate of India. . What is meant by ‘normal lapse rate’? .
What are ‘jet streams’? . Write a short note on ‘Monsoon wind’. .
Name the four distinct seasons of India. . What is ‘burst of monsoon’? .
Name the areas which receive heavy rainfall. . State the places of mangrove forests in India. .
Write any five biosphere reserves in India. VI Distinguish between . Weather and Climate . Tropical Evergreen Forest and Deciduous Forest.
. Northeast Monsoon and Southwest Monsoon. VII Give reasons . India has a tropical monsoon climate.
. Mountains are cooler than the plains. VIII Answer in detail. .
Write about Southwest Monsoon. . Describe the forests of India. IX Map Mark the following on the outline map of India.
. Direction of Southwest Monsoon wind. . Direction of Northeast Monsoon wind.
. Areas of heavy rainfall. . Mountain forests.
. Panna biosphere reserve . Agasthiyamalai biosphere reserve REFERENCE BOOKS . Attri, S.D.
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