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Land of the Monsoons
Questions
(South Asia)
Answer the following questions after reading: Chapter 1 Land of the Monsoons1. What are Monsoons?
2. Are monsoons actually rain?
3. What language does the word monsoon come from?
4. What does the word mausim (which monsoon comes from) mean?
5. Do monsoons only happen in India?
6. What is a subcontinent?
7. Is India the only country on the Indian subcontinent?
8. In South Asia, when does the “Dry monsoon” season begin?
9. Describe what happens during the dry monsoon season.
10. In June, the monsoon winds reverse direction beginning the “Wet monsoon” season. Describe the wet
monsoon season.
11. What can happen when a monsoon does not bring enough rain?
12. What happens when a drought occurs?
13. On page 12, the “Welcome Rains” section, why are the people celebrating, filled with joy & relief,
running into the streets, dancing & singing?
14. What are CYCLONES?
15. The same type of storm as a cyclone is called what
16. What is the difference between a cyclone, a hurricane, and a typhoon?
17. Cyclones & storm surges often strike the coast of the Indian subcontinent, especially in what country
located at the northern edge of the Bay of Bengal? _______________________________________
18. Draw a cyclone
19. Essay Question: How would it impact your life and the lives of Oklahomans if
Oklahoma had the same monsoon seasons and weather patterns as India?