The Climate of India, Ch-7, Class-4, S.st.

1:- What is weather? 

Ans:- A sudden change in environment for short period of time is called weather. 

2:- What is Climate? 

Ans:- Climate is the average weather conditions in a given area over a long period of time. 

3:- Write two factors that influence the climate of a place. 

Ans:- The two factors that influence the climate are temperature and rainfall. 

4:- How many main seasons in India?

And:- There are there main seasons in India. 

  1- Summer season 

  2- Rainy season 

  3- Winter season 

5:- Which fruits do you eat dring winter? 

Ans:- We eat fruits like apples oranges and peaches during the winter. 

6:- What are the fruits eaten in summer?

And:- We eat fruits like mangoes, watermelon and muskmelon during summer. 

7:- Name ant two fruits that we eat throughout the year. 

Ans:- Papaya and Banana

8:- What are the leafy vegetables eaten in winter? 

Ans:- The leafy vegetables eaten in winter are Spinach, Bathua and Sarson. 

9:- What are loo?

Ans:- The hot dry winds blow on the northern plains is called loo.

10:- What are the western disturbance? What is its effects? 

Ans:- The strong winds blown during the winter season from the west is called western disturbance. It causes light rainfall in the plains and snow fall in the mountains. 

11:- Why is rainy season also called monsoon season? How long does it remain in India? 

Ans:- During winter, winds come from bay of Bengal and Arabian sea. Because of these winds, rainy rainy season is also called monsoon season. It remains about five months in India from June to November. 

12:- Describe Winter season. 

Ans:- The winter season starts from the middle of November and continues till February. The days become shorter and nights become longer. December January are the coolest months in most parts of North and Central India. The mountains are very cold during this time. Fruits like apples, oranges, peaches and many leafy vegetables like spinach, Bathua and Sarson grow during this season. 

13:- Write a short paragraph on the summer season. 

Ans:- In India, the summer season begins from the middle of March and continues till the end of June. Almost all the parts of India become dry and hot during summer. The days are very hot and longer than nights during this time. The states lying in Himalayan region like jammu and Kashmir and Himachal pradesh experience no summer. They have a cool climate during summer because in hilly regions. The southern part of India is not so hot during summers as it is surrounded by sea on three sides. 

14:- Describe the Rainy season. 

Ans:- The rainy season starts in June and lasts till the end of September. The average rainfall in our country is about 120 centimetres. While many parts of Meghalaya receive over 800 centimetres of annual rainfall, some areas of Rajasthan receive less than 10 centimetres of annual rainfall. The Coromandel Coast of Tamil nadu receives rainfall in November-December.