What climate does the country of India experience? How was this name given to the climate?

Open in App

Solution

- The climate of India is broadly a monsoon climate.
- Monsoon has been derived from the Arabic word 'mausim' which means seasons.
- Being a country in the tropical zone, India gets most of its rains from the monsoon winds.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Answer the following questions briefly.

(i) What are the controls affecting the climate of India?

(ii) Why does India have a monsoon type of climate?

(iii) Which part of India does experience the highest diurnal range of temperature and why?

(iv) Which winds account for rainfall along the Malabar Coast?

(v) What are jet streams and how do they affect the climate of India?

(vi) Define monsoons. What do you understand by “break” in monsoon?

(vii) Why is the monsoon considered a unifying bond?

Join BYJU'S Learning Program