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Why is it necessary to include latitudinal influence while analysing India's north-south extent?

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Correct answer: Because latitude affects temperature, sun-angle and climatic differences

Option A is correct because India’s north-south extent crosses different latitudes, and latitude strongly influences the angle at which solar radiation reaches the surface, the duration and seasonal pattern of heating, and broad temperature and climate differences. Places nearer the Equator generally receive more direct solar energy, while locations farther north experience a lower average sun angle and greater seasonal variation. Latitude does not measure coastline length, convert boundaries into kilometres, or determine a country’s world ranking. Those claims confuse location coordinates with unrelated geographic statistics. Therefore, including latitude is essential for explaining India’s climatic and environmental diversity from south to north.

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