ReasoningModerate1 mark
3(c)
Give a reason for each of the following:
The Summer Monsoon winds blow over the Arabian Sea from the Southwest.
Topic: The monsoon mechanism
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The south-east trade winds, drawn towards the low pressure over the heated land, are deflected to the right by the Coriolis effect on crossing the Equator — and so reach India from the south-west.
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