Climate of India

Key concepts

How Climate of India connects to the ideas, people and events around it.

1. Topography

   Topography is the study of forms and features of land surfaces. The topography of an area may refer to landforms and features themselves, or a description or depiction in maps.

2. Köppen climate classification

   The Köppen climate classification divides Earth's climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature.

3. India

   India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the world's seventh-largest country by area and its most populous.

4. Subarctic

   The subarctic zone is a region in the Northern Hemisphere immediately south of the true Arctic, north of hemiboreal regions and covering much of Alaska, Canada, Iceland, the north of Fennoscandia, Northwestern Russia, Siberia, and the Cairngorms.

5. Tundra

   In physical geography, a tundra is a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons. There are three regions and associated types of tundra: Arctic, Alpine, and Antarctic.

6. Himalayas

   The Himalayas, or Himalaya, is a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the highest peaks on Earth, including the highest, Mount Everest.

7. Indo-Gangetic Plain

   The Indo-Gangetic Plain, also known as the North Indian Plain or the Indus-Gangetic Plain, is a fertile plain spanning 700,000 km2 (270,000 sq mi) across the northern, north-western and north-eastern part of South Asia.

8. North India

   North India is a geographical region, loosely defined as a cultural region comprising the northern part of India wherein Indo-Aryans form the prominent majority population, while Tibeto-Burmans form the significant minority population.

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