Tuesday April 7th - Monsoon Activity answer sheet
Answer the following questions in your own words

DIRECTIONS: Using the google slides, the video, and the monsoon reading document answer the questions (again in complete sentences) and submit to google classroom by the due date.

What natural process drives the monsoon cycle? (explain – what causes the winds, etc)

Why do India and SE Asia depend on the monsoon?

What are 3 different uses of the rains?
Use 1:
Use 2:
Use 3:

Explain what happens if the summer monsoon fails?

What can happen if there is more rain than usual?

Explain how the North American monsoon works.

What area of India receives the most rainfall and in what month? (Use the choropleth map and the climo-graph)

What is the highest temperature average and in what month does this happen?

What is the lowest temperature average and in what month does this happen?

Write a paragraph (MINIMUM FIVE SENTENCES) describing the precipitation pattern on your maps, and give an explanation for this pattern (where and how much does it rain and why do some places get more rain than others? How do the season impact rainfall? (You MUST consider landforms and wind patterns in your answer, provide specific examples).