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Why is the latitudinal extent of India's mainland important for understanding its climate?

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Correct answer: It helps explain north-south temperature differences

The correct answer is that latitudinal extent helps explain north–south temperature differences. Latitude determines the angle at which solar rays reach the Earth and therefore affects the amount of heating received by different regions. India extends across a substantial range of latitudes, so its northern and southern areas do not receive identical solar energy throughout the year. This contributes to regional contrasts in temperature, seasons, and climatic conditions, although altitude, distance from the sea, relief, and monsoon circulation also matter. Coastline length, area, and local time are not the direct climatic meaning of latitude. Therefore option A gives the correct geographical reasoning.

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Latitudinal ExtentClimateIndia-LocationGeographical-CoordinatesSize And ExtentIndia LocationGeographyClass 11 Mcq

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