Differentiate between the south-west monsoon and the north-east monsoon.

South-West Monsoon

North-East Monsoon

(i)These monsoon winds blow northward from the Arabian sea and the Bay of Bengal.

(ii)These monsoon winds blow from June to September.

(iii)These winds cause country-wide rainfall.

(iv)These blow from oceanic high pressure areas towards the low pressure areas of land.

(v)These winds blow during advancing monsoon season.

(i)These monsoon winds blow from northeast towards the sea-side.

(ii)These winds blow from October to November.

(iii)These cause rainfall only in Coromandel coast including Tamil Nadu when these strike at the wetlands of the Eastern Ghats.

(iv)These winds blow from land to sea as a result of reversal in the direction of wind or start of retreating monsoon season.

(v)These winds blow during retreating monsoon season.