Local Winds

Q.

During the day, the direction of the wind is from the sea to the land in coastal areas.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which one of these winds blow over India?

1. Pampero
2. Yoma
3. Mistral
4. Loo

Q. This wind is named after a native American tribe. This wind helps in wheat cultivation in the Canadian lowlands. It flows near the Rocky Mountains in North America.

Which wind is this?

1. Foehn
2. Harmattan
3. Chinook
4. Loo

Q. Which wind moves down the rocky mountain in North America?

1. Foehn
2. Loo
3. Chinook
4. Harmattan

Q. Match the following winds with respect to the regions of their presence:
i. Harmattan a. Arabian desert
ii. Simmon b. New Zealand
iii. Puna c. Sahara desert and West Africa
iv. Norwester d. Andes region

1. i - a
   ii - c
   iii - d
   iv - b
   
2. i - d
   ii - b
   iii - c
   iv - a
3. i - c
   ii - a
   iii - d
   iv - b
   
4. i - d
   ii - a
   iii - b
   iv - c
   

Q. How does the monsoonal winds act as a unifying factor in India?

Q. During which of the following months a hot and dry wind named 'Loo' blows in the plains of North India?

1. December and January
2. June and July
3. May and June
4. March and April

Q. Choose the correct statement(s) with regards to the local winds.

1. 'Chinnok' is also called 'snow eater' as it keeps the grass lands clear of snow during the winter.

2. Norwester is the name of local hot wind of New Zealand.

3. Foehn is a local wind which blows in Indian subcontinent.

4. Mistral is cold wind of the Alps region.

Q. What are sea breezes?

1. Wind that blow from sea to land
2. Wind that blow from land to sea
3. Wind that blow from sea to mountain
4. Wind that blow from sea to valley

Q. Pop the examples of hot local winds.

1. Puna
2. Loo
3. Mistral
4. Pampero
5. Foehn
6. Harmattan
7. Simmon
8. Yoma

Q. How does the poet speak to the wind-in anger or with humour? You must also have seen or heard of the wind "crumbling lives". What is your response to this? Is it the same as the poet’s?