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Why is the Indian monsoon considered an atmospheric system and not only rainfall?

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Correct answer: Because it involves combined effects of pressure winds moisture and relief

The direct answer is A: the Indian monsoon involves pressure, winds, moisture and relief together. It is not simply the rain that we observe. First, seasonal heating and cooling create differences in air pressure between land and sea. These pressure differences help produce seasonal winds. Second, the winds carry moisture from nearby seas. Third, mountains and other relief features force moist air to rise, causing cooling and condensation, while the distribution of land and sea affects where rain falls. The timing, strength, direction and breaks of the monsoon are therefore parts of one atmospheric system. Option A is correct because it includes the interacting physical factors. Option B is wrong because river flow is a result that may be influenced by rainfall, not the monsoon itself. Option C is wrong because winds are essential to a monsoon; a monsoon without wind is impossible. Option D is wrong because monsoon rainfall is not limited to snowfall, and most Indian monsoon precipitation is rain. Exam cue: study the chain pressure difference, wind, moisture, relief and rainfall.

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