Geography - Revision Work Sheets - 5

PRESIDENCY SCHOOL BANGALORE NORTH
GRADE – 9 GEOGRAPHY- CLIMATE

Revision Worksheet -5
One Mark questions:
1. What is Climate?
2. Distinguish between climate and weather.
3. Name the elements of climate and weather.
4. What is the climate of India?
5. What does the word ‘Monsoon’ mean?
6. What is the variation of temperature in summer in India?
7. What is the variation of temperature in winter in India?
8. What is the variation of annual precipitation in India?
9. In which months is the season of rainfall experienced in India?
10. What do the coastal areas of India experience less contrast in
temperature?
11. Why is there decrease in rainfall from east to west in the Northern
Plains?
12. What does the term continentally mean?
13. Why does the amount of solar radiation vary with latitude?
14. How does the temperature decrease with altitude?
15. Which two factors affect the wind and pressure system of an area
and how?
16. What are ocean currents? Name the two types.
17. How does the relief of an area affect the climate of a place?
18. Which parallel of latitude passes through the centre of India?
19. What is the influence of the division of India by the Tropic of
Cancer?
20. What is Coriolis force?
21. What do you know about South- Western Monsoon winds?
22. What are jet streams?
23. What are sub topical westerly jet streams?
24. In which parts of India the sub-tropical westerly jet streams blow?
25. What are tropical easterly jet streams?
26. What are western cyclonic disturbances?
27. Which warm ocean current replaces the Peruvian cold current?
28. On what basis is the year divided into seasons?
29. What does the word ‘Monsoon’ refer to?
30. Where is the monsoonal type of climate found in Asia?
31. Name the two elements which are responsible for the regional
variations within the country.
32. What is the temperature in Rajasthan in summer?
33. Where is Drass located? What are the winter temperatures?
34. Why do the houses in Rajasthan have thick walls and flat roofs?
35. Why are houses in Assam built on stilts?
36. Why do houses in the Terai region, Goa and Mangalore have
sloping roofs?
37. Why is the climate of India known as having a tropical monsoon
character?
38. How did the sailors who came to India in historic times, benefit from
the monsoon winds?
39. What is the duration of the monsoon?
40. Explain the term ‘burst’ of the monsoon.
41. Name the two branches of the South West Summer Monsoon.
42. What causes the Bay of Bengal branch of the S W Summer
Monsoons to be deflected towards the west over the Ganga plains?
43. Why does the global heat belts shift northwards in the summer
season?
44. Name any two states which are affected by the Tropical cyclones.
45. Why do the monsoon winds change their direction? Give any one
reason.
46. Give two examples of pre-monsoon showers.
47. Name the major season of India.
48. Name the three basic elements that one learns about while studying
the natural environment of any area.
49. What is the form of precipitation in the upper parts of the
Himalayas, Meghalaya and western Rajasthan?
50. When and how do the following parts of the country get their
rainfall: Tamil Nadu, Northern Plains?
51. What is the duration of the summer season?
52. State the temperature and pressure conditions in the Hot Weather
season.
53. Name the local blowing in summer.
C. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (3 MARKS)
Q.1. What are jetstreams? How do they affect the climate?
Q.2. What is the loo? How does it affect the weather of a place?
Q.3. Write a short note on the retreating monsoons.
Q.4. Describe with examples how altitude affects the climate of a place.
Q.5. Describe with examples how distance from the sea influences the climate of a place?
Q.6. What form of precipitation does the upper part of the Himalayas receive and why?
Q.7. Write a short note on the trade winds. What are the effects of trade winds on the climate
of India?
Q.8. Discuss why Mawsynram receives the highest rainfall in the world?
Q.9. What is the Coriolis force? Describe briefly its effect on the climate of the world.
Q.10. Give reasons why the bulk of the rainfall is concentrated over a few months in India.
Q.11. What is ITCZ? What is its significance?
Q.13 Define monsoon. Differentiate between 'Burst of the Monsoon' and 'Break of the
Monsoon.
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (4 MARKS)
Q.1. Write a brief note on the south-west monsoon and its influence on the climate of India.
Q.2. Why does the rainfall decrease from east to west in Northern India? Write a brief note
explaining why.
Q.3. Distinguish between southwest monsoon and northeast monsoon.
Q.4. Explain the major factors influencing climate in India.
Q.5. Write briefly about the Arabian Sea branch of the monsoon.
Q.6. Write in brief about the mechanism of the monsoons.
Q.7. Write a brief account of the conditions and characteristics of the retreating monsoons.
Q.8. Describe how the Himalayas affect the climate of India.
Q.9. Give an account of the weather condition and characteristics of the cold season.
Q.10. Give a brief account of the hot weather season in India.

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PRESIDENCY SCHOOL BANGALORE NORTH

GRADE – 9 GEOGRAPHY- CLIMATE

Q.3. Write a short note on the retreating monsoons.

Q.11. What is ITCZ? What is its significance?

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (4 MARKS)

Q.4. Explain the major factors influencing climate in India.

Q.6. Write in brief about the mechanism of the monsoons.

Q.8. Describe how the Himalayas affect the climate of India.

Q.10. Give a brief account of the hot weather season in India.

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