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India's longitudinal extent is most closely related to what?

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Correct answer: Difference in local time

Correct answer: C, difference in local time. Longitude measures how far a place is east or west of the Prime Meridian. Earth rotates from west to east, so places farther east experience sunrise and each local solar-time event earlier than places farther west. Because of this, a country with a large east–west or longitudinal extent can have a noticeable difference in local time between its eastern and western areas. India has one official standard time for the whole country, but its wide longitudinal extent still creates a difference in local solar time. Option A is not the closest answer because rainfall depends mainly on factors such as winds, relief, and moisture, not longitude alone. Option B is unrelated to the basic meaning of longitude. Option D concerns vegetation and is not the direct effect being tested. Therefore C is correct. Memory cue: latitude is linked with north–south position; longitude is linked with east–west position and time.

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LongitudeLocal TimeIndia GeographyCoordinatesLocationIndia – Size And LocationIndia Size And LocationGeography

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