T2- 7.3: India land of monsoons

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

You can see a relief map of India. Place the statements with the right location.

This area is very dry

This is the delta of the biggest river of India

This is the highest location of India

This location is the closest to the equator.

This is a plateau

Match the concepts and the definitions by dragging the concept to the right definition

Rain that forms when it is very hot and a lot of water evaporates and rises.

The process in which sea water evaporates and falls back into the sea through clouds and precipitation.

The process in which seawater evaporates and flows back to the sea through clouds, precipitation, groundwater and rivers.

Rain that forms when air is blown against a mountain and is forced to rise.

Rain that forms when two air masses meet and one air mass rises over the other

Relief rainfall

Convectional rainfall

Long water cycle

Short water cycle

Frontal rainfall

The Indian Summer monsoon is an...

1. onshore wind
2. offshore wind

Why do the summer monsoon winds bring a lot of rain?

1. Because the wind is warmer
2. Because the wind comes over land
3. Because the wind comes over sea
4. Beause the wind is colder

The Indian Summer monsoon is a

1. northwestern wind
2. northeastern wind
3. southwestern wind
4. southeastern wind

The Indian Winter monsoon is a

1. northwestern wind
2. northeastern wind
3. southwestern wind
4. southeastern wind