India, land of monsoons - Geo guides

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What does high pressure mean?

that a mass of air from the atmosphere is pressed together and is pushing down on the Earth. There is too much air

How does air travel?

Air goes from areas with too much pressure ( maximum) to areas without enough air pressure (minimum). So the low pressure area pulls in the air it needs from below

What is the Coriolis effect?

Because of the rotation of the Earth, the wind in the northern hemisphere turns ot the right and the wind in the southern hemisphere turns to the left.
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What is the Polar maximum?

It's always very cold at the north and south pole, sot he air goes down and cools. This causes a maximum

Which other maximums and minimums do you have?

sub-tropical maximum 30 latitude
sub-polar minimum 60 latitude

With what does the tropical minimum move?

the vertical position of the sun

Where is the tropical minimum in in January and in July?

Ly in the north of the Equator, in January the south of the equator

What happens with the trade winds in July?

south-east winds blow towards the tropical minimum in the northern hempisphere. When it passes the equator it changes direction: turns right in the northern hemisphere and becomes a south-westerly wind

Why does the south-west monsoon bring a lot of rain?

because it crosses the Indian Ocean. In January the north-east trade wind doesn't bring any rain because it crosses land

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