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Climate

Appeared in 10 of the 11 available papers.

Examined in
10 of 11 papers

Appears almost every year — treat as core

Typically worth
10.2 marks

Average per paper it appears in · 102 marks in total

Usual form
Short answer

38% of this chapter's 90 questions

Needs a diagram
27%

24 questions carry a figure — practise drawing them

Question-type distribution

  • Short answer34
  • Reasoning30
  • MCQ12
  • Numerical10
  • Difference4

Most frequent topics

Monsoon winds 7Continentality 7Annual range of temperature 7Rainfall calculation 4Winter rainfall 4Western disturbances 4Reading climate data 4Local winds 3
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3

Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write the correct answers only.)

4(ii)

Study the map showing the area that receives rains during winter and answer the questions that follow:

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4(iii)

Shyam attended winter trekking camps in both Nainital and Ooty and observed that the mountains in Nainital were ice-covered, whereas in Ooty they were ice-free.

4(iv)

Study the climate data of station X and answer the following questions:

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4(iv)

Month: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Temp °C: 13.5, 16.8, 22.4, 33.6, 38.6, 30.2, 29.3, 28.4, 27.8, 25.7, 19.9, 15.5 | Rainfall cm: 1.3, –, –, 5.9, 12.4, 43.9, 51.4, 39.8, 20.9, 15.1, 2.6, 2.1

3

Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write the correct answers only.)

4(i)

'Severe cyclonic storms are often formed over the Bay of Bengal during the retreating monsoon season'.

4(iii)

With reference to Figure A and Figure B given below, answer the questions that follow:

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4(iv)

Study the climate data of station X and answer the following questions:

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4(iv)

Month: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Temp °C: 24.0, 25.4, 26.7, 28.3, 30.0, 28.9, 27.6, 27.4, 27.3, 27.1, 27.0, 25.0 | Rainfall cm: 0.25, 0.25, –, –, 1.75, 50.2, 61.0, 37.0, 27.0, 4.75, 1.50, –

3

Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write the correct answers only.)

4(iii)

Give a geographical reason for the following: