On the outline map of India provided:

(a) Draw and number the Standard Meridian of India.

(b) Label the river Mahanadi.

(c) Mark and name Lake Chilka.

(d) Shade and name the Gulf of Mannar.

(e) Mark and name the Vindhya Mountains.

(f) Shade and name a sparsely populated region in western India

(g) Shade a region with alluvial soil in South India.

(h) Mark and name Kolkata.

(i) Mark with arrows and name South West Monsoon winds over the Bay of Bengal.

(j) Mark and name Mumbai High.

What is the name given to the climate of India? Mention any two factors responsible for such a type of climate.

Name the following:

(i) The winds that bring heavy rain to Cherrapunji

(ii) The local wind that bring a light rainfall to South India and is good for tea and coffee crops.

Give geographical reasons for each of the following:

(i) Kanpur has extreme temperature conditions.

(ii) Kochi is warmer than Mumbai even though both lie on the western coast of India.

(iii) The Ganga Plains gets the monsoon rain much later than the west coast of India.

Study the climatic data of station x given below and answer the questions that follow:

(i) Calculate the total annual rainfall experienced by the station.

(ii) What is the annual range of temperature?

(iii) On which coast of India does the station lie? Give reason for your answer.