GEOGRAPHY CLASS IX CLIMATE
(HOLIDAY HOMEWORK-- WINTER BREAK)
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I.
Complete the
table
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Season
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Months
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Temperature
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Pressure
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Direction of
winds
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Area/States
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Cold/Winter
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December,
January
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1.
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A feeble high
pressure on land
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Northeast trade
winds blow from land to sea
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8.
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Hot/Summer
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March to May
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Rising
temperature
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2.
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3.
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9.
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Rainy
(advancing)
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4.
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5.
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Low pressure on
land
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Southeast trade
winds blow in a south westerly direction
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10.
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Retreating/
transition
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October,
November
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Low temperature
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6.
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7.
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Rainfall in the
Coromandel Coast
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II. Study the weather tables of Mumbai and
Chennai and answer the following questions.
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1. Weather table of Mumbai
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2. Weather table of Chennai
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Month
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Temperature
record
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Average
Precipitation
(mm)
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Month
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Temperature
record
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Average Precipitation
(mm)
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Min.
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Max.
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Min.
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Max.
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Jan
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12
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34
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2.5
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Jan
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14
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33
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36
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Feb
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12
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36
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2.5
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Feb
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15
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37
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10
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March
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17
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38
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2.5
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March
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17
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39
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8
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April
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20
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38
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0
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April
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20
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43
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15
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May
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23
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36
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18
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May
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21
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45
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25
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June
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21
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37
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485
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June
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21
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43
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48
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July
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22
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36
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617
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July
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22
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41
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91
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Aug
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22
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32
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340
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Aug
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21
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40
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117
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Sept
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22
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35
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264
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Sept
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21
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39
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119
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Oct
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21
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36
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64
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Oct
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17
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39
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305
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Nov
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18
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36
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13
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Nov
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15
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34
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356
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Dec
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13
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34
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2.5
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Dec
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14
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33
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140
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(a) What is the maximum and minimum temperature of
Mumbai?
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(b)
Which month
receives maximum rainfall and why?
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(b) Which month is the rainiest and why?
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