{"id":1106,"date":"2023-06-21T20:40:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T15:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1106"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:07:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:37:01","slug":"q-the-seasonal-reversal-of-winds-is-the-typical-characteristic-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-the-seasonal-reversal-of-winds-is-the-typical-characteristic-of","title":{"rendered":"Q. The seasonal reversal of winds is the typical characteristic of"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>Equatorial climate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mediterranean climate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monsoon climate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All of the above climates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (c) Monsoon climate<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monsoon type of climate<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is best&nbsp;<strong>developed in the Indian subcontinent,<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, parts of Vietnam, and south china and northern Australis.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This type of climate is characterized by the&nbsp;<strong>onshore wet monsoon in summer and offshore dry monsoon in winter.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The basic cause of monsoon climates is the&nbsp;<strong>difference in the rate of heating and cooling of land and sea<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Monsoon&nbsp;refers to the seasonal reversal in the wind direction during a year<\/strong>.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The monsoon type of climate is characterized by a distinct&nbsp;<strong>seasonal pattern.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Equatorial type of climate<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Equatorial type of climate is found in the Amazon basin in South America, Congo basin in Africa, Guinea coast in Africa, and much of the Indo-Malaysian region, eastern Central America, some islands in the Caribbean Sea, western Colombia, and eastern Madagascar.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This type of climate is located till 5 degrees to 10 degrees on either side of the equator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Warm Temperate Western Margin Climate<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>It is also called a Mediterranean type of climate because most of the areas falling under this climate are situated around the Mediterranean Sea.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This climate has developed between 300C and 450C latitudes in both the hemispheres in the western part of the continents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The climate of Central Chile is of temperate Mediterranean type of climate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This climate region includes Southern Italy, Greece, Western Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Western Israel, North Coastal Africa, central and Southern California in the USA, Central Chile in South America, Cape Town area in South Africa, and the coastal zones of Southern and Southwest Australia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/climate-types-in-world.webp\" alt=\"Climatic Regions of World\" class=\"wp-image-18931\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Must Read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/climatic-regions-of-world-upsc\/\">Climatic Regions of World<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_91b7ea-3b .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_91b7ea-3b .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_91b7ea-3b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer: (c) Monsoon climate Monsoon type of climate Equatorial type of climate Warm Temperate Western Margin Climate Must Read:&nbsp;Climatic Regions of 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