Fill in the blanks. A monsoon is a wind that _ affects an area. Monsoons will blow from _ areas to _, since cold air is more dense than warm air. Monsoons are accompanied by significant changes in _ , which is what most people think of when they do think of monsoons.

One area of the world closely associated with monsoons is India. In the summer months, the monsoons originate in the _ and Arabian Sea, blowing to the _ . These winds bring with them massive amounts of heavy rain from June to September. The rain can be so strong that the resulting flooding can destroy entire towns. However, the rains can also be very beneficial. They provide farmers in the region with much of the rain they need to irrigate their crops.

_ find the reversal of the summer months pattern. As the temperature in India begins to cool, the winds blow from the _ towards the southwest. Unlike the summer monsoons, winter monsoons are much _. While some areas do get precipitation, in general these monsoons are characterized by dry winds.