Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Quiz P39

TEMASEK SEC 3NA MYE 2014


Using your understanding of the topic, identify the monsoon wind shown in Fig. 7 and explain its formation.                                               [4]

·        It is the SouthWest Monsoon [1m]
·        In June, the southern hemisphere is having winter and the Northern hemisphere is having summer [1m]
·        The wind moves from Southern Hemisphere which is of higher pressure towards the Northern Hemisphere which is of a lower pressure[1m] Due to the Coriolis effect, the winds are deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere, which results in the Southwest monsoon winds blowing across India [1m]





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