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RAINFALL
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You have studied that the monsoons bring more
than three-fourth of rains in India. We can divide Mawsynram in Meghalaya is the wettest place in
India into four major zones depending on the India. It rains almost daily there.
distribution of rainfall.

1. The areas receiving more than 200 cm of
rainfall can be said to be the areas under heavy India
rainfall. These areas include Western Ghats,
Western Coastal Areas, Assam, Arunachal
Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim, West Bengal etc.

2. The areas receiving less than 200 cm but more
than 100 cm rainfall can be said to be the
areas under moderate rainfall. These areas
include eastern Uttar Pradesh, foothills in
Punjab, Odisha and parts of Madhya Pradesh.
3. The areas receiving less than 100 cm but more
than 50 cm can be said to be the areas under
low rainfall. These areas include western Uttar
Pradesh, Haryana, eastern Rajasthan, parts of
Punjab and the hilly Deccan areas.

4. The areas receiving less than 50 cm rainfall 400
can be said to be the areas of scanty rainfall. 200
These areas include parts of Gujarat, western Rainfall (in cm) 100
60
Rajasthan, southern Haryana, south-western 40
Punjab, Ladakh and parts of Himachal Pradesh 20
0
(Lahaul Spiti and Kinnaur).
India : Rainfall

v India has two types of climates—extreme and equable.
v India’s climate can be called the tropical monsoon.
v The factors which affect a place’s climate include location, altitude, distance from the sea and direction of
winds.
v The four seasons in India are winter, summer, monsoon and retreating monsoon.
v The monsoon remains the most important season.
v The amount of rainfall varies in different parts of India.

A. Tick (3) the right option :

1. The climate is moderate all the year round is called ____________ .
(a) extreme climate (b) equable climate (c) tropical monsoon
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