Monsoons in South Asia

A monsoon is a

• seasonal wind

• hurricane

• drought

• band instrument

Monsoons are seasonal winds, but the word can also be used to mean the

• tsunami warnings

• dry season

• rainy season

• high tide

The wet season monsoons are extremely important to South Asia's

• schools

• malls

• textile industry

• agriculture

Monsoons also help provide power to industries through cheaper

• solar fields

• hydroelectricity

• coal production

• oil drilling

The summer (wet season) monsoons blow in off of the

• Indian Ocean

• Himalayas

• Indo-Gangetic Plain

• Indus River

When the wet season monsoons bring ______________ rains, it is beneficial because it fills the rivers, aquifers, and wells with fresh water.

• adequate (just enough)

• torrential

• weak

• late

When the wet season monsoons bring ____________ rains, it is harmful because it causes flooding and mudslides.

• late

• adequate (just right)

• weak

• torrential (heavy)

When the wet season monsoons bring __________ rains it is harmful because there will be drought and crops will die.

• adequate

• torrential

• heavy

• weak or late

The dry season monsoons blow in from

• Antarctica

• the ocean

• the land

• all sides

The monsoons create two distinct seasons:

• Rest and Work

• Planting and Harvesting

• Autumn and Spring

• the wet season and the dry season