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Which phenomenon causes a complete reversal of wind direction in India during summer?
Which phenomenon causes a complete reversal of wind direction in India during summer?
- Presence of equable climate along the coastline
- Development of high pressure over the oceans
- Distribution of air pressure (correct)
- Jet stream crossing the Himalayas
What factor causes the cold northern winds to blow across the northern and eastern Asia into India?
What factor causes the cold northern winds to blow across the northern and eastern Asia into India?
- Mountain barriers (correct)
- Presence of high pressure systems
- Distance from the sea coast
- Shift in the jet stream
What contributes to providing stable and dry winter conditions in India?
What contributes to providing stable and dry winter conditions in India?
- Presence of high humidity levels
- Northern winds blowing from high-pressure areas
- Strong coastal winds
- Jet streams crossing the Himalayas (correct)
What plays a dominant role in the upper air circulation affecting India's climate?
What plays a dominant role in the upper air circulation affecting India's climate?
Which climate pattern involves changes in the temperature of waters in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean?
Which climate pattern involves changes in the temperature of waters in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean?
What type of climate does India have according to the text?
What type of climate does India have according to the text?
Which are the two coldest months in the Northern Plains of India?
Which are the two coldest months in the Northern Plains of India?
What is the coldest place in India according to the text?
What is the coldest place in India according to the text?
Which season in India is characterized by advancing monsoons?
Which season in India is characterized by advancing monsoons?
What factor influences the lack of seasonal change in Peninsular India's coastal areas?
What factor influences the lack of seasonal change in Peninsular India's coastal areas?
What is the term used for the westerly flow from the Mediterranean region that influences the weather of north and north-western parts of India?
What is the term used for the westerly flow from the Mediterranean region that influences the weather of north and north-western parts of India?
During which months do tropical cyclones, as part of the easterly flow, typically affect the coastal areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh?
During which months do tropical cyclones, as part of the easterly flow, typically affect the coastal areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh?
What is the term used to describe the reversal in pressure conditions between the tropical eastern Indian Ocean and the tropical eastern South Pacific Ocean?
What is the term used to describe the reversal in pressure conditions between the tropical eastern Indian Ocean and the tropical eastern South Pacific Ocean?
What is the periodic development of warm ocean current along the coast of Peru known as?
What is the periodic development of warm ocean current along the coast of Peru known as?
Which phenomenon leads to an increase in sea surface temperature and weakening of trade winds?
Which phenomenon leads to an increase in sea surface temperature and weakening of trade winds?
What do La Nina and El Nino represent in the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)?
What do La Nina and El Nino represent in the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)?
