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Monsoon season in India

I can explain how monsoons are formed and why they are important.

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Monsoon season in India

I can explain how monsoons are formed and why they are important.

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Key learning points

  1. Monsoons lead to distinct wet and dry seasons.
  2. The north-east monsoon occurs in the winter months and the south-west monsoon occurs during the summer.
  3. The change in wind direction during the monsoon is caused by a difference in pressure over the land and ocean.
  4. The monsoon is very important to India’s people and its economy.
  5. Climate change is causing the monsoon rains to become more erratic and unpredictable.

Keywords

  • Monsoon - a seasonal change in wind direction that brings a very rainy season or a very dry season

  • Pressure - a force pushing or pressing on a given area

  • Hydroelectricity - electricity created by water flowing downhill turning a turbine

  • Economy - the way money in a particular area is made and spent

  • Climate change - a large-scale and long-term change in the planet’s climate, including weather patterns and average temperatures

Common misconception

It always rains during the monsoon season.

Explain that the rainfall intensity and frequency during the monsoon season can vary from year to year. Although it can rain every or most days, this is often a short period of intense rainfall followed by a period of dry conditions.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Where is India located?
Correct answer: in the northern hemisphere
in the southern hemisphere
Correct answer: in the continent of Asia
in the continent of Africa
Q2.
What is climate?
Correct answer: an average of weather conditions in a place taken over a long period of time
the degree of hotness or coldness of a place
how far somewhere is from the Equator
Q3.
What are the three seasons in India?
Correct answer: summer - hot and dry
Correct answer: monsoon - very rainy
Correct answer: winter - dry and cooler
autumn - wet and cool
spring - drier and getting warmer
Q4.
What is climate change?
Correct answer: changes in Earth's average temperature
Earth getting too hot
seasonal changes in the weather
Q5.
What is the name of a River that flows through India?
Correct answer: the Ganges
the Thames
the Avon
Q6.
What unit do we use to measure temperature?
Correct answer: celsius
metres
miles

4 Questions

Q1.
A is a seasonal change in wind direction that brings a very rainy season or a very dry season.
Correct Answer: monsoon
Q2.
In the southwest monsoon winds blow from the...
Correct answer: southwest, bringing rainfall.
southeast, bringing dry weather.
northwest, bringing snow.
Q3.
The northeast monsoon bring very little to India.
Correct Answer: rain, rainfall
Q4.
If the monsoon arrives late or there is less rainfall than normal (called a failed monsoon), it can have devastating impacts for India’s people and .
Correct Answer: economy