Climate

                     Climate

Learning Outcome

1.     Students are  being able to understand the difference between weather and climate

2.    Students are being able to explain different seasons in India.

3.    Students are being able to list out the factors affecting climate.

 

It is always interesting to travel to different places. In our country we have many places to visit. Some places are preferred to visit at specific time. The trips are scheduled on the basis of climate and weather of that particular place. So is there is any difference between climate and weather?

Let’s check it out

Climate

  Average weather in a given area over a long period of time is called the climate.

Weather

  The state of the air and atmosphere at a particular time and space is called the weather.

Thus there is difference between climate and weather. Then what is a season? Let’s have a look on it.

 

 

Season

  A period of a year that is distinguished by special climate condition is called the season.

In India we experience four types of seasons

1.    Summer Season ( March to May )

 

2.   Monsoon Season.

 

In India we experience two type of monsoon season. They are South west monsoon season and retreating monsoon season. The reason for experiencing two type of monsoon is the direction of the wind.

            The south west monsoon winds blow towards the north from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal during the months of June to September. These winds cause a nationwide rainfall. The north east monsoon winds blow from the north east side of the country to the sea side during the months of October and November. 

 

3.    Winter Season ( December to February )

 

Factors influencing the climate of India

1.    Latitude

2.    Physiography

3.    Nearness to sea

4.    Altitude

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