India: climate and the monsoon
Factors of India's climate
Concepts to cover
- Latitude, the Himalaya as a barrier, land-sea distribution, altitude, relief and distance from the sea
- Surface pressure and winds; upper-air circulation; western disturbances and tropical cyclones
- Monsoon unity with regional diversity: temperature and rainfall extremes across India
- Winter: high pressure over north-west, north-east trade winds, land to sea, dry season; north-east monsoon rain on the Tamil Nadu coast
Where to study
India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 4: Climate (2026-27)
- ch. 4, Climate, p. 1-15 (book pages 27-41)
- ch. 4, Factors Determining the Climate of India, p. 3-4 (book pages 29-30)
- ch. 4, Pressure and Winds, p. 7-8 (book pages 33-34)
- ch. 4, The Nature of Indian Monsoon, p. 4 (book page 30)
- ch. 4, Unity and Diversity in the Monsoon Climate, p. 2 (book page 28)
- ch. 4, The Cold Weather Season, p. 5 (book page 31)
Geography of India · Majid Husain
- ch. 4, Climate