4 Geography · 4.2.4 Climate and monsoon

4.2.4.8 Rainfall distribution and variability in India

Rainfall in India is highest on the windward Western Ghats and in the north-east, lowest in the north-west desert and Deccan interior, and the least reliable where it is least abundant.

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  • Advanced level
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Key terms

  • rainfall distribution
  • Mawsynram
  • rain shadow
  • variability
  • orographic
  • convectional
  • cyclonic
  • drought
  • flood
  • isohyet

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  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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