Q. Which of the following effects do the Himalayan mountains have on the climate of India?
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q. Which of the following effects do the Himalayan mountains have on the climate of India?
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
The correct option is A 1 and 2 only
Explanation:
The Himalayan mountain range in Asia separates the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. They act as a climatic divide between the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. They cast an important influence on the Indian climate by:
Protecting the subcontinent from the cold northern winds blowing from as far as Siberia, hence statement 1 is correct.
Trapping the monsoon winds, forcing them to shed their moisture within the subcontinent, hence statement 2 is correct.
Differential heating of land and sea and the shift of ITCZ is responsible for creating different air pressure zones causing a reversal in the direction of monsoon winds, hence statement 3 is incorrect.
Explanation:
The Himalayan mountain range in Asia separates the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. They act as a climatic divide between the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. They cast an important influence on the Indian climate by:
Protecting the subcontinent from the cold northern winds blowing from as far as Siberia, hence statement 1 is correct.
Trapping the monsoon winds, forcing them to shed their moisture within the subcontinent, hence statement 2 is correct.
Differential heating of land and sea and the shift of ITCZ is responsible for creating different air pressure zones causing a reversal in the direction of monsoon winds, hence statement 3 is incorrect.
