Describe the distribution of rainfall in India.

How to lay out the answer. Follow the frame, then write it in your own words.

1 · Open in one line. Rainfall in India is highly uneven from place to place.
2 · Heavy rainfall. Over 200 cm falls on the west coast, the sub-Himalayan north-east and the Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills.
3 · Moderate rainfall. 100 to 200 cm falls on parts of the Western Ghats, West Bengal, Odisha and Bihar.
4 · Low rainfall. 60 to 100 cm falls on parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan and the interior Deccan.
5 · Inadequate rainfall. Less than 60 cm falls on western Rajasthan and Gujarat and Ladakh; the driest parts get under 20 cm.
6 · Draw if asked. On an outline map, shade the over 200 cm and under 60 cm areas and add a key.
7 · Close in one line. So rainfall falls from east to west in the plains and from the coast to the interior in the peninsula.

Scoring tip: Learn the three dividing lines, 200, 100 and 60 cm, and name at least one area for each zone.