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Ch 04 - Climate9th Geography
Climate vs. Weather
What is the primary difference between Climate and Weather regarding time duration?
What is the primary difference between Climate and Weather regarding time duration?
DISTINCTION
Long Term vs. Short Term
- Climate: Sum total of weather conditions over a large area for a long period of time (more than 30 years).
- Weather: State of the atmosphere over an area at any point of time.
Prism Memory Hook
Climate is Chronic (Long), Weather is a Whim (Short)
Elements of Weather and Climate
List the five common elements that define both weather and climate.
List the five common elements that define both weather and climate.
MEMORY
The 5 Atmospheric Elements
- Temperature
- Atmospheric Pressure
- Wind
- Humidity
- Precipitation
Prism Memory Hook
PHAT-W (Precipitation, Humidity, Atmospheric Pressure, Temperature, Wind)
Origin of 'Monsoon'
From which language and word is the term 'Monsoon' derived, and what does it literally mean?
From which language and word is the term 'Monsoon' derived, and what does it literally mean?
DEFINITION
Arabic Origin
- Origin: Derived from the Arabic word 'mausim'.
- Meaning: Literally means 'season'.
- Context: Historically used by Arab navigators to describe the seasonal reversal of winds in the Indian Ocean.
Prism Memory Hook
Mausim = Season
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- 4Six Global Climatic Controls
- 5Continentality
- 6Highest Diurnal Range of Temperature
- 7Tropic of Cancer and India's Climate
- 8Coriolis Force
- 9Jet Streams
- 10Westerly vs. Easterly Jet Streams
- 11Monsoon Mechanism: Differential Heating
- 12ITCZ (Inter Tropical Convergence Zone)
- 13Role of the Tibetan Plateau
- 14Madagascar High Pressure
- 15Southern Oscillation (SO)
- 16El Nino
- 17Impact of La Nina
- 18Burst of the Monsoon
- 19Monsoon Onset Dates
- 20Direction of Advancing Monsoon
- 21The Cold Weather Season (Winter)
- 22Winter Days and Nights
- 23Western Cyclonic Disturbances
- 24Mahawat
- 25The Hot Weather Season (Summer)
- 26Loo (Summer Winds)
- 27Kaal Baisakhi
- 28Mango Showers
- 29Advancing Monsoon: Windward Side
- 30Rain Shadow Region
- 31Rainfall Trend in the Ganga Valley
- 32Breaks in Monsoon
- 33Withdrawal of Monsoon Timeline
- 34Retreating Monsoon: Duration
- 35October Heat
- 36Tropical Cyclones in Retreating Monsoon
- 37Coromandel Coast Rainfall
- 38Areas of Heavy Rainfall
- 39Wettest Place on Earth
- 40Areas of Scanty Rainfall
- 41Housing Adaptations: Rajasthan
- 42Housing Adaptations: Assam
- 43Housing Adaptations: Goa and Mangalore
- 44Monsoon as a Unifying Bond
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