Geography
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
(i) Mumbai is warmer than Kanpur in December.
(ii) Punjab gets rain in winter.
(iii) The Indo-Gangetic Plain gets some rainfall in the months of December and January.
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(i) Mumbai is warmer than Kanpur in December because Mumbai is located near the sea and hence it experiences moderate climate throughout the year. Kanpur experiences continental type of climate where summers are extremely hot and winters are extremely cold.
(ii) Punjab gets rain in winter season due to some weak temperate cyclones from the Mediterranean Sea.
(iii) The Indo-gangetic plain gets some rainfall in the month of December and January because of the western disturbances, which originate in West Asia and in the regions near the Mediterranean sea. These westerly depressions bring winter rainfall over the Indo-Gangetic Plains.
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