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Why is the climate of India described as a monsoon type of climate?
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Answer
The whole rhythm of the Indian year is set by the seasonal reversal of the winds. In summer the winds blow from sea to land and bring almost all the country's rain; in winter they blow from land to sea and are dry. This reversal is what the word monsoon means.
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Explanation
About three-quarters of India's annual rainfall falls in the four months of the south-west monsoon.
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