INDIA CLIMATE, VEGETATION INDIA CLIMATE, VEGETATION AND WILDLIFEAND WILDLIFE

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Weather and ClimateWeather and Climate

Weather is about day to day changes . It Weather is about day to day changes . It includes changes in temperature , rainfall includes changes in temperature , rainfall and sunshine etc .and sunshine etc .

The climate is about the average weather The climate is about the average weather condition , which have been measured over condition , which have been measured over many years .many years .

Weather Includes change in temperature, Weather Includes change in temperature, rainfall and sunshine.rainfall and sunshine.

SEASONSSEASONS

The major seasons recognised in India The major seasons recognised in India are are

1.1. Cold Weather Season [Winter] December Cold Weather Season [Winter] December to February to February

2.2. Hot Weather Season [Summer] March to Hot Weather Season [Summer] March to May .May .

3.3. Southwest Monsoon Season [Rainy] June Southwest Monsoon Season [Rainy] June to September.to September.

4.4. Season of Retreating Monsoon [Autumn] Season of Retreating Monsoon [Autumn] October and November . October and November .

WINTER SEASON

• During the winter season , the sunrays do not fall directly in the region . As a result the temperatures are quite low.

COLD WEATHER

SUMMER SEASONSUMMER SEASON

In the summer season sun rays In the summer season sun rays more or less directly fall in this more or less directly fall in this region .Temperature becomes region .Temperature becomes very high. Hot and dry winds very high. Hot and dry winds called loo , blow during the day.called loo , blow during the day.

SUMMER SEASONSUMMER SEASON

RAINY SEASON RAINY SEASON

• This season is marked by the onset This season is marked by the onset and advance of monsoon .The winds and advance of monsoon .The winds blow from Arabian sea and Bay of blow from Arabian sea and Bay of Bengal towards the land . They carry Bengal towards the land . They carry moisture with them . When these moisture with them . When these winds strike the mountain barriers , winds strike the mountain barriers , rainfall occurs . rainfall occurs .

RAINY SEASONRAINY SEASON

MONSOON OR AUTUMN MONSOON OR AUTUMN SEASONSEASON

Winds move back from the mainland to Winds move back from the mainland to the Bay of Bengal .This is the season of the Bay of Bengal .This is the season of the retreating monsoons .The southern the retreating monsoons .The southern parts of India , particularly Tamil Nadu parts of India , particularly Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh receive rainfall in and Andhra Pradesh receive rainfall in this season . this season .

INDIAN MONSOONINDIAN MONSOON

CLIMATECLIMATE

CLIMATE OF A PLACE IS AFFECTED BY CLIMATE OF A PLACE IS AFFECTED BY LOCATION, ALTITUDE, DISTANCE FROM LOCATION, ALTITUDE, DISTANCE FROM THE SEA AND RELIEF.THE SEA AND RELIEF.

JAISALMER AND BIKANER IN DESERT OF JAISALMER AND BIKANER IN DESERT OF RAJASTHAN IS VERY HOTRAJASTHAN IS VERY HOT

DRASS AND KARGIL IN JAMMU AND DRASS AND KARGIL IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR IS COLD.KASHMIR IS COLD.

COASTAL PLACES LIKE MUMBAI AND COASTAL PLACES LIKE MUMBAI AND KOLKATTA HAVE MODERATE CLIMATE.KOLKATTA HAVE MODERATE CLIMATE.

MAWSYNRAM IN MEGHALAYA RECIEVES MAWSYNRAM IN MEGHALAYA RECIEVES THE HIGHEST RAINFAL.THE HIGHEST RAINFAL.

CLIMATE ZONES CLIMATE ZONES

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