Climate of India - Grade 5

The mix of events that happens each day in our atmosphere is ______________

• weather

• climate

Temperature increases with height.

• True

• False

The ___________ side of the mountain receives very little rainfall.

• windward

• leeward

• both

• neither

Cyclones that originate in the Mediterranean sea are _________ cyclones.

• tropical

• temperate

• ocean

One of the important lines of latitude, the ___________ passes through the middle of India,

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

The __________ prevents the cold winds of north and Central Asia from blowing into India.

• Satpuras

• Himalayas

• Deccan Plateau

Places in the __________ of the country have extremes of climate.

• interiors

• coastal areas

• hill stations

• islands

The Retreating Monsoon Season is observed during the following months (more than 1 month can be selected)

• October

• January

• November

• February

The _____ is the name given to the hot, dry, dusty winds which blow in the Northern Plains.

• The Nor’ Westers

• Kal Baisakhi

• Loo

The _____________ help the mangoes to ripen.

• Mango showers

• Mango winds

• Mango sun