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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

                       STD VI                                                SUBJECT - GEOGRAPHY
              TOPIC-CH – 8-INDIA :CLIMATE VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE

              Sub-topic- Seasons in India

              NOTES:

              * The weather is about day to day changes in the atmosphere.

                   The major seasons in India are :

                   Cold weather season
                   Hot weather season
                   South-West Monsoon season
                   Season of Retreating monsoon

                   Cold Weather Season or Winter

                   During the winter season, cool, dry winds blow from North to the South.
                   The sunrays do not fall directly in the region.

                   Hot Weather Season or Summer

                   The sunrays more or less directly fall in this region.
                   Hot and dry winds are called loo.

                   South West Monsoon Season or Rainy Season

                   The winds blow from Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal toward the land.

                     Season of Retreating Monsoon or Autumn




                     Winds move back from the mainland to the Bay of Bengal.
                     Most of the rain is brought by monsoon winds.
                     The climate of a place is affected by its location, altitude, distance from the sea and
                       relief.
                     Mawsynram in Meghalaya receives the world’s highest rainfall.
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