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4(ii)
Study the map showing the area that receives rains during winter and answer the questions that follow:
How is the rain brought by the winds named by you beneficial for the area shaded A and the area shaded B?
Topic: Winter rainfall
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In area A the winter rain (and snow) waters the rabi wheat of Punjab and Haryana and feeds the Himalayan rivers; in area B it waters the rice fields of the Tamil Nadu coast, which would otherwise stay dry.
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