Answer the following questions briefly:

Why does India have a monsoon type of climate?

India has a monsoon type of climate because:

(i) It is strongly directed by the monsoon winds.

(ii) Monsoon in India is further divided into Pre-monsoon, monsoon and post-monsoon seasons.

(iii) India exists in the tropical area (viz. half of it is located at the south to the Tropic of Cancer between 20°N and 20°S).

(iv) The atmospheric conditions, surface winds, upper air circulation, western disturbances and tropical cyclones play a significant role in controlling the climate of the country.

(v) There is an active corolis force that deflects winds towards the right in the Northern Hemisphere and left in the Southern Hemisphere.

The climate of India is strongly influenced by monsoon winds. The mariners who travelled to India in historical times were the first ones to have noticed a phenomenon of the monsoon. They witnessed the benefit from the reversal wind system when they came to India by ships. India has a monsoon type of climate due to its geographical location. On the northern side, India is surrounded by Himalayas and on its eastern side there are many mountain ranges that fetch cool breeze.