Study the climatic data given and answer the question that follow:

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	July	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Temp. C	25.0	25.5	26.3	27.1	30.0	36.2	36.0	35.9	30.3	28.4	27.0	24.6
Rainfall cm	24.5	23.1	15.0	2.4	0.1	11.0	9.3	7.2	4.0	9.4	14.5	20.4

i. Calculate the annual temperature range.

ii. What is the total annual rainfall?

iii.Presuming that the station is located in India, give a reason for its location being on the east coast or west coast of India.

Mention the different sources of rain in Punjab and Tamil Nadu during the winter
season.

State the benefits that are derived from the local winds that blow in summer in the following states:

i. Kerala

ii. West Bengal

Mention the geographical reason for each of the followings:

i. Patna receives heavier rain than Delhi.

ii. Western Rajasthan receives no rain from the Arabian Sea branch of the South West Monsoon winds.

iii. Mangalore is not cold even in the month of December.

State any two methods of controlling soil erosion.

Mention two differences between alluvial soil and red soil. 

Give geographical reason for: 

i. different regions in India having different kinds of soil.

ii. black soil being suitable for growth of cotton.

iii.the conservation of soil as a natural resource.

Name the soil which -

i. is good for the cultivation of cashew nuts.

ii. covers almost all of west Bengal

iii.is a result of leaching.

Mention two reasons why monsoon deciduous forests are commercially more valuable than the other types of forests. 

How do forests----

i. have a favourable effect on the climate of the region?

ii. act as a flood control measure?