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How can India's latitudinal extent be indirectly linked with population distribution?

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Correct answer: It creates regional differences in climate and agricultural conditions

The link is indirect because latitude does not mechanically place people in particular locations. India’s north-south extent creates differences in solar angle, temperature, rainfall patterns and length of growing seasons. These physical variations influence soil moisture, crop suitability, water availability, disease environments and the feasibility of settlement and economic activity. Such factors can affect population density, but they operate together with relief, soil, transport, employment, urbanisation, history and public policy. Option A correctly expresses this conditional relationship. Option B is false because latitudinal variation does not equalise population. Option C is an unjustified absolute statement, since dense populations occur inland as well as on coasts. Option D confuses a geographical influence with a census formula. Hence A is correct.

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Latitudinal ExtentPopulation DistributionAgricultureSize And ExtentIndia LocationGeographyClass 11 Mcq

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