Question
Discuss land and water and as a factor determining the climate of India.
Solution
Land and Water :
(i)India is flanked by the Indian Ocean on three sides in the south and girdled by a high and continuous mountain-wall in the north.
(ii)As compared to the landmass, water heats up or cools down slowly. This differential heating of land and sea creates different air pressure zones in different seasons in and around the Indian subcontinent.
(iii)Difference in air pressure causes reversal in the direction of monsoon winds.
(i)India is flanked by the Indian Ocean on three sides in the south and girdled by a high and continuous mountain-wall in the north.
(ii)As compared to the landmass, water heats up or cools down slowly. This differential heating of land and sea creates different air pressure zones in different seasons in and around the Indian subcontinent.
(iii)Difference in air pressure causes reversal in the direction of monsoon winds.
